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I'd always assumed i was the central character in my own story, but now it occured to me i might in fact be only a minor character in someone else's.
-Russell Hoban
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I'd Always Assumed I Was The Central

Russell Hoban
I'd always assumed i was the central character in my own story, but now it occured to me i might in fact be only a minor character in someone else's.
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