"That's why I read them. If you only read the books that every-

one else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is

thinking. That's the world of hicks and slobs.

Real People would be ashamed of themselves doing that.

Haven't you noticed? You and I are the onlly real ones in this

place. The other guys are crap."

How can you say that?

"'Cause it's true. I know. I can see it. It's like we have marks

on our foreheads. And besides, we've both read The Great

Gatsby."