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Woman: Tell me, how old is umm... Sarah the Dancer.
Man: Oh, she's a... she's a college graduate.
Woman: Her age?
Man: She's a recent college graduate.
Woman: Yeah, like 21.
Man: 22.
[Woman walks away. Man follows]
Man: But she's 23 on August the 12th!
Woman: 23 on August the 12th... Well, that's a beautiful age.
Man: Why would you wanna know?
Woman: You know why I wanted to know.
Man: Maybe I do. Say it anyway.
Woman: I wanted to know because I wanted to know. I wanted know if you were flirting with me.
Man: What does Sarah's age have to do with it?
Woman: I am the same age as you, I think, and a man, my age, who prefers 23 on August the 12th might not flirt with someone who is... lets just say 15 years past 23 on August the 12th.

Woman: The illusion of effortlessness requires a great effort indeed.

Conversations With Other Women (2005)