- Tom: how was class?
- Walt: Very good. This one's a little weird, since it's one of the side requirement ones, and it's cross-listed in the College of Fine Arts.
- So I'm actually one of the only grad students in the class, and most of the folks are senior undergrads.
- But I get to be that mysterious and knowledgeable grad student who sits in the corner judging everybody.
- Tom: yeah yeah
- You're the creepy old guy
- don't kid yourself
- who IS that guy, is he like, 30?
- Walt: ...Damn
- Tom: i am the harvester of sorrow
- Walt: You have done your work masterfully this day.
Tom McGuane is the Devil (aka the harsh truth of grad school)