Me: I mean, I’m just starting to wonder what’s the point of trying to launch this writing career. What’s the point of trying to be a writer, you know?
Gene: Uh huh.
Me: Or of anything really. If we’re just going to die. Eventually. What is the point of doing anything.
Gene: Uh huh.
Me: All you can affect is other humans. No one is watching.
Gene: Uh huh.
Me: And so I just think, why do any of us even get born, you know?
Gene: How much wine did you have?
Me: Some.
Gene: …
Me: And yours.
Gene: …
Me: I switched glasses when your back was turned.
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