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It's everybody, i mean. everything everybody does is so - i don't know - not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. but just so tiny and meaningless and - sad-making. and the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much only in a different way.
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It's Everybody, I Mean. Everything Everybody Does

J. D. Salinger
It's everybody, i mean. everything everybody does is so - i don't know - not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. but just so tiny and meaningless and - sad-making. and the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much only in a different way.
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