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He had spent a lot of time thinking about himself, and had come to the conclusion that he was definitely not self-absorbed.
You know, the less you talk, the more people assume that what you’re not saying is important.�
He looked at Phillip and said, “I love this plan! I’m excited to be a part of it. Let’s do it!� Phillip said, “Ghostbusters.� He smiled, part out of admiration, part because he was delighted to get a pop culture reference for once.
“Do you think he can do it?� Gwen asked. Phillip smiled. “His job is to draw attention to himself and get into trouble. I don’t think he’s capable of not doing it.�
Martin felt a small pang of sympathy for his adversary. Jimmy wanted to be important, and who couldn’t relate to that? Jimmy was learning the hard lesson that the things we do to make ourselves feel big end up making us look small.
