Do you think it's funny to be so serious when I'm not even out of high…

John Steinbeck
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Do you think it's funny to be so serious when I'm not even out of high school?' she asked. 'I don't see how it could be any other way,' said Lee. 'Laughter comes later, like wisdom teeth, and laughter at yourself comes last of all in a mad race with death, and sometimes it isn't in time. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.436, Penguin
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