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Alison Kantrowitz: Are you and Daddy gonna get a divorce?
Pearl Kantrowitz: I don't know, baby. Sometimes, things happen between people that make it impossible for them to stay together.
Alison Kantrowitz: Look, Mama, I know Daddy's a big square, but he's still Daddy!
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Lilian Kantrowitz: Do you remember when you were a little boy and you wanted to go swimming with your cousin?
Marty Kantrowitz: Yeah - you didn't wanna let me go because...
Lilian Kantrowitz: Because I knew something terrible was going to happen. I knew your cousin was gonna drown.
Marty Kantrowitz: Yeah, but nothing terrible happened, Ma.
Lilian Kantrowitz: And why is that?
Marty Kantrowitz: Because I was careful.
Lilian Kantrowitz: No. Why did nothing terrible happen?
Marty Kantrowitz: We were extra careful because you told me.
Lilian Kantrowitz: And your cousin wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for me.
Marty Kantrowitz: What's goin' on, Ma? Who's gonna drown?
Lilian Kantrowitz: [pause] You are.
Bobby Boriello
Extended Reading
