All the Way to the River

If these stories told the truth from a sociological standpoint, the woman would be running for her literal life to get away from the institution of marriage, while the man would be begging her to take care of him forever so he can live long and prosper. Everyone’s trying to impress each other; no one is telling the truth. In fact, he had told her she was a “fucking genius” for having the idea to do the cocaine in the first place, because it was so useful in cancer treatment. Can a person survive forever at this pace of weariness and productivity and sorrow?