I seen it over an' overβa guy talkin' to another guy and it don't make no difference if he don't hear or understand. The thing is, they're talkin', or they're settin' still not talkin'. It don't make no difference, no difference. [...] George can tell you screwy things, and it don't matter. It's just the talking. It's just bein' with another guy. That's all. β¨ John Steinbeck (1953). The Short Novels of John Steinbeck, New York : Viking Press
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