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"Their apparent leader, motorcycle-jacketed and stubble-chinned, noticed father and daughter, pointed his finger and cried, 'Look! There's Humbert Humbert and Lolita.'"Raymond's face reddened. He had, of course, read Vladimir Nabokov's famous novel about an older man with a sexual penchant for nymphets, and the intimation was a thousand-volt shock.
"Raymond lost his temper completely, bellowing, 'You shut your dirty mouth.'"
- Thank you, Brian Hall, for this wonderful quote.
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