" i think i read about that in a book. " ( unprompted! )
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β YOU AND BOOKS... i swear, all the readin' you done in yer time, you're gunna wind up a walkin', talkin' dime novel one of these days, jackie boy! take heed- ya can do enough readin' to last you a life or two and miss out on a lifetime's worth a' livin' while yer doin' it! β still... there's many a thing worse fer a boy- a man- his age to be doin'. ain't there? all too many things- and none of 'em all that nice... β my jake... he was the same. reckon he'd rather live off books than bread, if he had his way... heh. well... never done him any harm. say... you still writin' them stories of yours? all the livin' you done and seen in yer time, you oughta have more than enough material by now! yeah, yer better off stickin' with the pen and paper. makin' somethin' outta yerself. outlaws and gunslingers... they're yesterday's print. writers, though... well, they ain't never gunna be out of a job. who don't wanna live in worlds and times 'sides their own? whoever don't's either part of the problem, lucky beyond words or off their damn rockers! heh, just don't you forget to be kind to yer good old aunt sadie when ya make it big, mister! β
