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32. "Everybody can't be lak you, Jody. Somebody is bound tuh want tuh laugh and play." (pg 62)

Janie doesn't say it directly, but she hints that she wants to be one of the ones who can laugh and play. Her marriage to Jody has put her on a pedestal, so even if he did allow her to laugh and play, there wouldn't be anyone to do it with.