You make me feel too human, Joe. All I want is peace and quiet, not love. I'm a tired old lady, Joe, and I don't mind being what you call "half dead." In fact it's what I like. The twice I was in love I took an awful beating and I don't want it again! I want you to stop it! Don't devil me, Joe. I beg you, don't devil me... Clifford Odets
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The quote "You make me feel too human, Joe. All I want is peace and quiet, not love. I'm a tired old lady, Joe, and I don't mind being what you call "half dead." In fact it's what I like. The twice I was in love I took an awful beating and I don't want it again! I want you to stop it! Don't devil me, Joe.

I beg you, don't devil me..." is taken from the film "The Godfather" when Don Corleone is soothing his seriously ill wife. The quote speaks of the hidden desire of most people for peace and quietness in their lives. They are too afraid to express their desires out loud because they are so scared of being misunderstood.

They are ashamed to be seen as weak or vulnerable by others, so they push the feelings deep down inside of them where they become all but impossible to reveal or even lose control over.

Source: Golden Boy

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