“What do you DO with all the gems you pick up in Brazil, David?”.“I give them to my friends.”.“You must have a lot of friends.”.“You don’t understand. I BUY friends.”.“That won’t last.”.“It’ll last as long as the jewelry supply lasts.”.(Actually it lasted longer than I expected, 30 years later folks would tell me, “Hey, you’re the one who gave me this smokey topaz. I still love it.” I didn’t say they were close friends.)
“What do you DO with all the gems you pick up in Brazil, David?”.“I give them to my friends.”.“You must have a lot of friends.”.“You don’t understand. I BUY friends.”.“That won’t last.”.“It’ll last as long as the jewelry supply lasts.”.(Actually it lasted longer than I expected, 30 years later folks would tell me, “Hey, you’re the one who gave me this smokey topaz. I still love it.” I didn’t say they were close friends.)