A Borderline Case - The Paris Review Book of People with Problems

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        Scott, J. (2005). A Borderline Case. In Paris Review, T. (ed) The Paris Review Book of People with Problems. Picador, pp. 1-6

(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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He knows what the man is thinking, the laconic pansy, a puff out for a joy ride

—p.4 by Joanna Scott

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He knows what the man is thinking, the laconic pansy, a puff out for a joy ride

—p.4 by Joanna Scott

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mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

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spend his time lying on beds, on chaise lounges and analysts’ couches, torpid and engorged, like a boa that has just swallowed a small rat

—p.5 by Joanna Scott

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spend his time lying on beds, on chaise lounges and analysts’ couches, torpid and engorged, like a boa that has just swallowed a small rat

—p.5 by Joanna Scott

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