Frank and his wife, Amber, chewed on words

"Look," said Frank, "you used the word 'morality' first, not me. I have never talked about it on a moral basis, whether it is conventional morality or anything else. What I'm saying is that in this situation, it's clear that the most mature thing we can do is to go with fate and—"

"Here we go again!" She said, "You see, I don't understand what 'maturity' means either. You could spend a whole night talking about it but I won't get it. These are just 'words' to me, Frank. Every time I look at you talking, I think: Isn't that wonderful? He really thought that, and those words really meant something to him. Sometimes I feel like I've been watching people say words I don't understand all my life"—her voice began to tremble—"This may indicate that I'm not a normal person, but what I say is true." No, no, don't come over, don't come over and kiss me or do something, or we'll end up in a mess and nothing will be solved. Please sit well. Let's try to talk, shall we? ”

Richard. Yates, The Road to Revolution

Part III, Chapter III

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