Bronstein specializes in moments of embarrassment and minor emotional bruises which blend pain with gentle, witty humor.

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"Ford Madox Ford was very witty and dry and the humor comes out of a quite dark place, while Tom has a very strong sense of humor that's more rooted in intellectual wordplay, " she says.

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But it turned out that Pritzker, a witty conversationalist with a wry sense of humor, had plenty of other amusing stories to tell.

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