

“As long as the red dice are in the air, the gambler has hope. And hope is a wonderful thing to be addicted to.”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story

“I could not ignore their withering glances. They looked at me the way real vampires look at Count Chocula.”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story

“I hate when people say “touché” after you say something funny. I don’t know what it means, but I know that I hate it.”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story

“Once I learned this truth, I began to see examples of it everywhere. A picture hung on the wall of our parlor. In it, a woman was taking a shirt from a clothesline. She had clothespins in her teeth and it was windy and a boy was tugging at her dress. The woman looked like she was in a hurry and the whole scene gave me the idea that, just outside the frame, full, dark clouds were gathering. But that was not what it was. It was paint. So I decided right then and there to see the picture as it really was. I stared at the thing long and hard, trying to only see the paint. But it was no use. All my eyes would allow me to see was the lie. In fact, the longer I gazed at the paint, the more false detail I began to imagine. The boy was crying, as if afraid, and the woman was weaker than I had first believed. I finally gave up. I understood then that it takes a powerful imagination to see a thing for what it really is.”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story

“Well, the thing is, Norm, you are absolutely correct,” said Lorne. “Jim is nonpareil.” Then he just looked at me. A long time passed—maybe forty-five minutes—until I finally said, “All right, all right. What’s that word mean?”
― Based on a True Story
― Based on a True Story
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