“You’re smart, though.” “Well, yes, though I wouldn’t call for a new deal if I were dumb. Because it wouldn’t… — Jack Finney
“You’re smart, though.”
“Well, yes, though I wouldn’t call for a new deal if I were dumb. Because it wouldn’t matter; I’d go along just about the way I do anyway. I’m a simple man, I like the simple life, so there’s no real need to be smart. Kind of a waste, actually. I have to be smart enough to stay simple and not get all dissatisfied. The way I’d be anyway if I were dumb. You follow me?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe I’m not smart enough.”
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