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Michael Lazarus is Lurie’s classmate who sits next to him at school. After Lurie finishes his first comic, Michael gives him the idea to send it to a magazine. Michael’s comment motivates Lurie to publish the comic, but after the tour of the office, Lurie can’t bring himself to tell Michael about his disappointment. Michael serves to push Lurie towards success, but his presence also exacerbates Lurie’s disillusionment from the negative experience at the publishing house.
Michael Lazarus Quotes in My Greatest Ambition
The My Greatest Ambition quotes below are all either spoken by Michael Lazarus or refer to Michael Lazarus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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My Greatest Ambition Quotes
And that would have been the end of it, only the next day I happened to mention to Michael Lazarus, who sat next to me in school, that I had drawn a comic-strip, and he happened to mention to me that there was a magazine in Melbourne I could send it to.
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Yes, my comic-strip appeared and my friends read it and I was a hero for a day at school. My father held the cheque up to the light and said we’d know in a few days if it was any good. My mother didn’t say much to me but I heard her on the phone explaining to all her friends what a clever son she had. Clever? That’s one word I’ve never had any time for.
I didn’t tell a soul, not even Michael Lazarus, about that awful tour of the factory. I played it very coolly.
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Michael Lazarus Quotes in My Greatest Ambition
The My Greatest Ambition quotes below are all either spoken by Michael Lazarus or refer to Michael Lazarus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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My Greatest Ambition Quotes
And that would have been the end of it, only the next day I happened to mention to Michael Lazarus, who sat next to me in school, that I had drawn a comic-strip, and he happened to mention to me that there was a magazine in Melbourne I could send it to.
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Yes, my comic-strip appeared and my friends read it and I was a hero for a day at school. My father held the cheque up to the light and said we’d know in a few days if it was any good. My mother didn’t say much to me but I heard her on the phone explaining to all her friends what a clever son she had. Clever? That’s one word I’ve never had any time for.
I didn’t tell a soul, not even Michael Lazarus, about that awful tour of the factory. I played it very coolly.
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