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You flew all the way to Miami because you were unable to have an erection? You know you can take a pill for that.

— Dr. Sobel  ·  Analyze This

A small white pill and folded blank paper rest in a pale green ceramic dish on cream ground.
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An editorial interpretation.

The speaker contrasts a long flight to Miami with the suggestion of taking a pill for a sexual difficulty. The proposed simple answer deflates the scale of the journey. It is a character's blunt response, rather than evidence that every such problem has one easy solution.

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