A NOIR CLASSIC: WHEN BAD LUCK hit them, the Redmans always had a party to celebrate it. Tom Redman refused to let trouble beat them. If he and Amelia had a financial setback, he insisted on spending whatever was left in a reckless flurry of buying. "It's like turning into a skid when you're driving," Tom said. "You twist the wheel and step on the gas. You have to break your way through trouble. If you freeze up and sit still, you get permanently snowed under." Because he was young, clever and gifted, this reckless policy ...
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A NOIR CLASSIC: WHEN BAD LUCK hit them, the Redmans always had a party to celebrate it. Tom Redman refused to let trouble beat them. If he and Amelia had a financial setback, he insisted on spending whatever was left in a reckless flurry of buying. "It's like turning into a skid when you're driving," Tom said. "You twist the wheel and step on the gas. You have to break your way through trouble. If you freeze up and sit still, you get permanently snowed under." Because he was young, clever and gifted, this reckless policy had always seemed to work for him. At least it hadn't ruined him yet.
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