But it makes an immigrant laugh to hear the fears of the nationalist, …

Zadie Smith
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But it makes an immigrant laugh to hear the fears of the nationalist, scared of infection, penetration, miscegenation, when this is small fry, peanuts, compared to what the immigrant fears - dissolution, disappearance. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.272, Vintage
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