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[–] Josey_Wales@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's a pretty great and painfully accurate quotez at least according to this middle aged goof.

[–] Josey_Wales@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago

Isn’t it? I heard this quote as a child (middle school) when listening to this book on tape during school commutes.

I suppose it is seared into my mind because hearing it was akin to watching a movie with your parents and there is an unexpected sex scene.

Quote feels out of context with the rest of the book, which tried to paint a picture of America during the time the author worked on the show “On The Road”