If Grandma Goldman ever smiled, she must have done it in the bathroom with the door locked. She … - Edith Konecky

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The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

Edith Konecky

If Grandma Goldman ever smiled, she must have done it in the bathroom with the door locked. She had been the undisputed head of her own family, ruling with an iron hand and a mouth full of rocks.

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