1:04:03
Well, thank you.
1:04:05
I never really
thought about it that way.
1:04:08
My only criticism--
1:04:10
Yes. Oh, please.
Its what I need.
1:04:16
You need an ending.
1:04:18
I know. I just--
I dont know how to end it.
1:04:23
You should figure that out.
1:04:25
Maybe I can help you.
1:04:28
Well, I didnt get into Stanford.
1:04:33
Yeah, so that means
I cant work with you.
1:04:45
I want to be a good writer,
Mr. Skinner...
1:04:48
but Im just afraid...
1:04:50
that if I dont get out
of Orange County...
1:04:54
its never gonna happen.
1:04:56
You dont have to be afraid of that.
You are a good writer.
1:05:01
And every good writer
has a conflicted relationship...
1:05:03
with the place where he grew up--
1:05:06
Joyce, Faulkner, Tolstoy.
1:05:10
And thats what I remember
loving about your story.
1:05:12
Its very conflicted.
1:05:15
Cause at the beginning,
you think these people are doomed.
1:05:18
I mean, this family is heading
for disaster, and then...
1:05:21
as you read on,
you see that there exists...
1:05:24
beneath the surface,
these very real connections.
1:05:27
These deep relationships.
1:05:33
What I took
from your story is this--
1:05:37
that even in a world
where people can be superficial...
1:05:40
and stupid and selfish...
1:05:44
theres still hope.
1:05:47
Was that the message
you were trying for?