451 по фаренгейту
It was a pleasure to burn
"Ortalkingabouthowstrangetheworldis.Beingwithpeopleisnice. ButIdon’tthinkit’ssocialtogetabunchofpeopletogetherandthennotletthemtalk,doyou? AnhourofTVclass,anhourofbasketballorbaseballorrunning,anotherhouroftranscriptionhistoryorpaintingpictures,andmoresports, butdoyouknow,weneveraskquestions,oratleastmostdon’t;theyjustruntheanswersatyou,bing,bing,bing,andussittingthereforfourmorehoursoffilm-teacher. That’snotsocialtomeatall.It’salotoffunnelsandalotofwaterpoureddownthespoutandoutthebottom,andthemtellingusit’swinewhenit’snot. Theyrunussoraggedbytheendofthedaywecan’tdoanythingbutgotobedorheadforaFunParktobullypeoplearound, breakwindowpanesintheWindowSmasherplaceorwreckcarsintheCarWreckerplacewiththebigsteelball. Orgooutinthecarsandraceonthestreets,tryingtoseehowcloseyoucangettolamp-posts,playing‘chicken’and‘knockhub-caps.’ IguessI’meverythingtheysayIam,allright.Ihaven’tanyfriends. That’ssupposedtoproveI’mabnormal.ButeveryoneIknowiseithershoutingordancingaroundlikewildorbeatinguponeanother. Doyounoticehowpeoplehurteachothernowadays?"
"Yousoundsoveryold."
"SometimesI’mancient.I’mafraidofchildrenmyownage. Theykilleachother.Diditalwaysusedtobethatway?Myunclesaysno. Sixofmyfriendshavebeenshotinthelastyearalone.Tenofthemdiedincarwrecks. I’mafraidofthemandtheydon’tlikemebecauseI’mafraid.Myunclesayshisgrandfatherrememberedwhenchildrendidn’tkilleachother. Butthatwasalongtimeagowhentheyhadthingsdifferent.Theybelievedinresponsibility,myunclesays.Doyouknow,I’mresponsible.
