“How could we explain that standing on a stage and speaking someone else's words as if they are your own is less an act of bravery than a desperate lunge at mutual understanding?”
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― If We Were Villains
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― If We Were Villains
― If We Were Villains
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― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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