ROSLYN: Thanks. I mean thanks for not laughing at me.
He looks at her mystified.
ROSLYN: People do, you know. I don't know why.
GAY: I could guess why.
ROSLYN: Why?
GAY: Well ... people are mostly kiddin' -- even when they ain't kiddin'. But you -- even when you're kiddin' you ain't kiddin'. What you got to do is put it on a little bit, and you could go places. It's only a game, y'know -- and you takin' it like its serious. People always laugh at that.
ROSLYN: Is it a game to you?
GAY: Well, I don't mix much -- and when I do, I just let 'em talk. I mean I'm friendly, but I ain't with them. (He gets up) Let's go outside -- sun is warm by now.
-- Arthur Miller The Misfits
Michigan Maritime Museum – Executive Director
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