Contemporary Novelists, 6th ed. (paranoia)

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Huck Finn:

I feel as if something's behind me all the time; and I'm afeard to turn around, becuz maybe there's others in front a-waiting for a chance. I been creeping all over, ever since I got here."

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Beiderbecke <beider19 at comcast.net>
>Sent: Jul 10, 2009 11:58 AM
>To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: Contemporary Novelists, 6th ed. (paranoia)
>
>Simple;
>
>If you think you are paranoid, you look over your shoulder to see if anybody 
>is catching up.
>If you are paranoid, you don't because you know you wouldn't see them 
>anyway.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Mark Kohut" <markekohut at yahoo.com>
>
>> What is the difference between paranoia and the suspicion of it?
>