The sequence, What else? ... Among
others. ... That's all? ... All
over, can be used as a template for happiness while being
swept away in the currents of sexual banter,
which is, after all, the origins of parenthood. For instance,
"You like this, don't you?" "What
else?"
"It's your mind I like – Say something smart."
"What else? ... A
list of things to do in Portland: (1.) Get out."
"You think you're pretty smart, don't
you?" "Among others ... Not
all the time."
"You little runabout! You little
tramp!" "That's all? ... Cash
only."
["A wind chime!"] "I wish
I could change it." [Cell phone chime] "That's
all? ... How much can someone do?"
"You've done this before, haven't you?" "All
over ... Cash only."
"Do you have any friends?" "All
over ... They wear you out, don't they?"
Sex is one of the few ways people have to regress, to act like
two-year-olds together, and to trust each other while being so psychologically
young and open. There's no right way or wrong way to play.
Afterwards, there's great skill in bringing someone else back up
to adulthood, so you can both go out again into the midst of humanity.
You're an adult, you regress together, you come back up to being
an individual again. It's really a touch.
