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Eve Black: She know all about what I do?
Dr. Luther: mm-hmm
[nods]
Eve Black: She tell you?
Dr. Luther: When I ask her.
Eve Black: Like about that sergeant?
Dr. Luther: Yes, she told me about that.
Eve Black: There! You see, that's what I mean having somebody runnin' all the time tellin' on you.
Dr. Luther: You tell me about Mrs. White, don't you?
Eve Black: Yeah, but she don't do anything.
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Dr. Luther: It's a serious manifestation, the hearing of voices, but the difference in your case is this: You've been frightened by this voice because you recognize it as a symptom of illness. People who are actually losing their minds rarely find anything extraordinary about the hearing of voices. They almost invariably assume it's some sort of extra privilege that they enjoy... like personal radio reception, or built- in radar.
Eve White: Yeah, but what if sometimes it sounds like my own voice?
Dr. Luther: Your own voice? Doesn't make any difference.
Terry Ann Ross
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