John : George , do you ever wonder why you never got a Nobel peace prize or , or ... an Academy Award , atleast ? For all the trauma you experienced ?
George : My family's eventual safety from the Horror is reward enough .
John : Okay , so ... Explain that to me .
George : I can't .
John : You can't ?
George : I can't .
John : Why not ?
George : Because it was an arbitrary statement to begin with .
John : Arbitrary ? You're family is in the realm of arbitrariness ?
George : No . The statement was arbitrary . I mean , I said it without a moment of reflection ; in that sense it was arbitrary .
John : ...
George : Now , given the time to think about it , my answer would be ... My family's safe escape from the Horror is reward enough .
John : That's essentially what you said before !
George : It ... It was , wasn't it ? I ... I suppose ...
John : You suppose what ?
George : I suppose my mind has been so altered by my time spent being horrified by the Horror , that ... I'm at a loss to say anything preconceived !
John : So essentially everything you've said , up 'til now - and including now , has just been a bunch'f hooey spat off the tip of your tongue ? !
George : Oh , no . No , no , no , no . No , actually I was just trying to formulate in my head an ... an idea ... um ... that I was ... trying to formulate ... for a , um ... what d'y'call it , um ... A story !
John : A story ? A sequel to the Amityville Horror books ?
George : Oh , no ... no , no , just ... *sigh* ... the story of my life ... Of cour-
John : SSHHHHHHHHH ...
George :
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