The thing that I think was very brave of my younger self was that he d…

Salman Rushdie
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The thing that I think was very brave of my younger self was that he decided he would be an idiot. Just persevere. That feels brave to me: deciding that I'm going to damn well be this person that I've set my heart on being. ✨ What I've Learned: Salman Rushdie by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. December 31, 2005.
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