Kumbalangi Nights -

"You're a clown," Shammi hissed at Bobby one night. "You'll embarrass this family. You think her family will accept you? A jobless boat mechanic with a stuttering brother and a bankrupt elder?"

For Franky, the stutter began to loosen when he found a friend who didn't care about words. A local tourist guide with a guitar taught him that silence could be a song. Kumbalangi Nights

The family was re-weaving itself, thread by thread. "You're a clown," Shammi hissed at Bobby one night