“Everyone’s first reaction is incredulity. How could even an elderly widow have believed something so obviously phony?”— David Owen, newyorker.comTagged: Scams, Con-Artists
“As you get older, your news is only bad. Your friends die, your knees hurt more, your ears stop working, the tests show nothing, your children become impatient. Then, out of the blue, you hear from someone who has wonderful news. He has all the time in the world. He speaks slowly. He’s amazed that y…”— David Owen, newyorker.comTagged: Loneliness