"Yeah, well, you're right, but what the hell; there's nothing anybody can do about it. Besides, that's… — Richard Yates
"Yeah, well, you're right, but what the hell; there's nothing anybody can do about it. Besides, that's ancient history now. I don't even think about it much any more, from - you know - from day to day."
"Good," she said. "It's always important to keep the day-to-day stuff separate from the ancient history, isn't it."
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