Jim Thompson Quote
I got a pole and fishing line from under my bed. I came back out of the bedroom and called to Myra, asking her if she could pack me up a lunch because I was going fishing. And I guess you know what she told me. So I left. There weren’t many people on the street that late at night, almost nine o’clock, but practically everybody that was up asked me if I was going fishing. I said, why, no, I wasn’t, and where did they ever get an idea like that? Well, how come you’re carryin’ a fish pole and line, then? this one fella said. How come you’re doin’ that if you ain’t goin’ fishin’. Oh, I got that to scratch my butt with, I said. Just in case I’m up a tree somewheres, an’ I can’t reach myself from the ground. But, looky here now— He hesitated, frowning. That don’t make no sense.
I got a pole and fishing line from under my bed. I came back out of the bedroom and called to Myra, asking her if she could pack me up a lunch because I was going fishing. And I guess you know what she told me. So I left. There weren’t many people on the street that late at night, almost nine o’clock, but practically everybody that was up asked me if I was going fishing. I said, why, no, I wasn’t, and where did they ever get an idea like that? Well, how come you’re carryin’ a fish pole and line, then? this one fella said. How come you’re doin’ that if you ain’t goin’ fishin’. Oh, I got that to scratch my butt with, I said. Just in case I’m up a tree somewheres, an’ I can’t reach myself from the ground. But, looky here now— He hesitated, frowning. That don’t make no sense.