START: NED: You look very pretty. EMM...

The Normal Heart

Dr. Emma Brookner Ned Weeks

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START: NED: You look very pretty.
EMMA: Thank you.
NED: Where’s your cat?
EMMA: Under my bed. She’s afraid of you.
NED: Do you think being Jewish always makes you hungry?
[... …]
END: NED: We finally have a meeting at City Hall tomorrow.
EMMA: Good. You take care of the city--I’ll take care of Felix.
NED: I’m afraid to be with him; I’m afraid to be without him; I’m afraid the cure won’t come in time; I’m afraid of my anger; I’m a terrible leader and a useless lover…

Larry Kramer, The Normal Heart & The Destiny of Me. Grove Press, 2000, pp.36-43

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