From A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Walter: It's been rough, ain't it baby? I guess between two people there ain't never as much understood as folks generally thinks there is. I mean like between me and you—How we gets to the place where we scared to talk softness to each other. Why you think it got to be like that? Ruth, what is it gets into people ought to be close?
Ruth: I don't know honey. I think about it a lot.
Walter: On account of you and me, you mean? The way things are with us. The way something done come down between us.
Ruth: There ain't so much between us, Walter...Not when you come to me and try to talk to me. Try to be with me...a little even.
Walter: Sometimes...sometimes...I don't even know how to try.
Ruth: Walter—
Walter: Yes?
Ruth: Honey...life don't have to be like this. I mean sometimes people can do things so that things are better...You remember how we used to talk when Travis was born...about the way we were going to live...the kind of house...Well, it's all starting to slip away from us...
Ruth: I don't know honey. I think about it a lot.
Walter: On account of you and me, you mean? The way things are with us. The way something done come down between us.
Ruth: There ain't so much between us, Walter...Not when you come to me and try to talk to me. Try to be with me...a little even.
Walter: Sometimes...sometimes...I don't even know how to try.
Ruth: Walter—
Walter: Yes?
Ruth: Honey...life don't have to be like this. I mean sometimes people can do things so that things are better...You remember how we used to talk when Travis was born...about the way we were going to live...the kind of house...Well, it's all starting to slip away from us...
Really interesting topic raised
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