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I made a lot of exits through side doors, down fire escapes or over rooftops. I abandoned more wardrobes in the course of five years than most men acquire in a lifetime. I was slipperier than a buttered escargot.

— Frank Abagnale

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Remember what being an adult is: It has nothing to do with money or awards.

What I did in my youth is hundreds of times easier today. Technology breeds crime.

Frank Abagnale could write a check on toilet paper, drawn on the Confederate States Treasury, sign it 'U.R. Hooked' and cash it at any bank in town, using a Hong Kong driver's license for identification.

If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'.

I stole every nickel, dime and dollar and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and bask on all the worlds most famous beaches.

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