He was silent for a long while. Then: 'You do, sometimes, remind me of the kind of man who is tempted to put… — James Baldwin
He was silent for a long while. Then: 'You do, sometimes, remind me of the kind of man who is tempted to put himself in prison in order to avoid being hit by a car.'
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