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Talk english to me, tommy. parlez francais avec moi, nicole. but the meanings are different-- in french you can be heroic and gallant with dignity, and you know it. but in english you can't be heroic and gallant without being a little absurd, and you know that too. that gives me an advantage.
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Talk English To Me, Tommy. Parlez Francais

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Talk english to me, tommy. parlez francais avec moi, nicole. but the meanings are different-- in french you can be heroic and gallant with dignity, and you know it. but in english you can't be heroic and gallant without being a little absurd, and you know that too. that gives me an advantage.
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