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An antigovernment paranoiac, she has contrived to disappear from public records and hides away inside a New York ministorage unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s also still Pynchon, in all his goofy paranoiac glory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Novelists have always been entranced with the seedier side of show business, from Michael Tolkin’s classic “The Player” to Theodore Roszak’s paranoiac “Flicker” to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s devilish “Silver Nitrate.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Tony Thomas was a paranoiac, Dr Shepherd said, who thought the world and events were centred around him.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2023
“Would you stop being paranoiac, woman? They were here just last week; how can they come again this week? Need I remind you that we’re not the only people living in Alexandra?”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
An antigovernment paranoiac, she has contrived to disappear from public records and hides away inside a New York ministorage unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s also still Pynchon, in all his goofy paranoiac glory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Novelists have always been entranced with the seedier side of show business, from Michael Tolkin’s classic “The Player” to Theodore Roszak’s paranoiac “Flicker” to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s devilish “Silver Nitrate.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Tony Thomas was a paranoiac, Dr Shepherd said, who thought the world and events were centred around him.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2023
“Would you stop being paranoiac, woman? They were here just last week; how can they come again this week? Need I remind you that we’re not the only people living in Alexandra?”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
