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They got a language all their own.

We discussed this. It's difficult

to live here without a big income.

Yeah, plus I got two alimonies and child

support. You know, I gotta cut down.

I'll have to give up my apartment.

I'm not gonna be able to

play tennis, pick checks up at dinner...

...or take the Southampton house.

Oh! Plus I'll probably have

to give my parents less money.

It'll kill my father.

He's not gonna be able to get

as good a seat in the synagogue.

He'll be in the back,

away from god, far from the action.

Have you said anything to Tracy?

I gotta get out of that situation.

She's a young girl. What am I...? I'm...

You know, it's ridiculous. I mean, I...

What happens if the year goes by

and my book doesn't come out?

Your book is gonna come out.

Your book is gonna be wonderful.

The worst thing that can happen is

you'll learn something about yourself.

Listen, I'm really proud of you.

I mean, this is a very good move.

This is a wonderful turnout.

The Museum of Modern Art

has been very generous.

And the proof of the strength

of the Equal Rights Amendment...

...is that so many of you

who would never do it before

put on black tie tonight.

We love you for it.

We need you and you've come through.

And now no more talk. Enjoy yourselves.

Hi. What are you doing here?

Congratulations on your book.

It was terrific.

- Oh, thanks.

- Absolutely terrific.

Listen, I'd like you

to meet Isaac Davis.

Hi, how do you do? Isaac Davis.

- Isaac, hello. Hi.

- Wh-what are you doing here?

Well, of course I'm here.

What a funny coincidence. Uh,

excuse me, Isaac Davis. We met before.

- I'm sorry.

- No, no, it's all right.

I heard you, uh, quit your job.

Yeah. A real self-destructive impulse.

I wanna write a book, so I...

Has anybody read that Nazis are gonna

march in New Jersey, you know?

We should go there,

get some guys together.

Get some bricks and baseball bats

and explain things to 'em.

There was this devastating

satirical piece on that in the Times.

Well, a satirical piece

in the Times is one thing,

but bricks get right to the point.

Aw, but biting satire

is better that physical force.

No, physical force is better with Nazis.

It's hard to satirize

a guy with shiny boots.

- Well, you get emotional, but...

- We were talking about orgasms.

- Oh, no, please!

- Really? I'm sorry. I didn't...

I'm from Philadelphia. We never

talk about such things in public.

You said that before.

I don't know what it meant then either.

I'm just about to direct a film...

uh, of my own script.

The premise is this guy

screws so great...

- Screws so great?

- Screws so great...

...that when he brings

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