He thinks he's happy but it's just a nerve cell in his brain that's ge…

Don DeLillo
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He thinks he's happy but it's just a nerve cell in his brain that's getting too much stimulation or too little stimulation. ✨ Don DeLillo (2011). White Noise, p.202, Pan Macmillan
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He thinks he's happy but it's just a nerve cell in his brain that's getting too much stimulation or too little stimulation. ✨ Don DeLillo (2011). White Noise, p.202, Pan Macmillan

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