Louis said, "There ought to be a comic book about geeks." Dr. McNaughton said, "There are books about geeks." He said, "There are?" Dr. McNaughton said, "I'll read you some Faulkner sometime. I'll read you some Eudora Welty, some Flannery O'Connor. Geeks, midgets, anything your heart desires. Better than comic books." Louis looked at his father. He said, "You'll read to me? Really? Lewis Nordan
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In this quote, Bill Cosby said, “There ought to be a comic book about geeks.” Dr. McNaughton said, “There are books about geeks.” Dr. McNaughton then said that he would read Cosby a story from Eudora Welty or Flannery O’Connor that was better than a comic book. The conversation continued with Louis looking at his father and saying, “You'll read to me? Really?” This shows a young man who is a little scared of his father reading him a story from a well known writer. It also shows the closeness between the two as they bond over their love for reading and writing.

Source: The Sharpshooter Blues

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