The Portable CurmudgeonMore than 1,000 outrageously irreverent quotations, anecdotes, and interviews on a vast array of subjects, from an illustrious list of world class grouches. “If you can’t say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.”—Alice Roosevelt Longworth |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
WORLDCLASS CURMUDGEONS | 7 |
THE HEART OF A CURMUDGEON | 8 |
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