I listened, vaguely knowing now that I had committed some awful wrong …

Richard Wright
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I listened, vaguely knowing now that I had committed some awful wrong that I could not undo, that I had uttered words I could not recall even though I ached to nullify them, kill them, turn back time to the moment before I had talked so that I could have another chance to save myself. ✨ Richard Wright (2009). Black Boy, p.42, Harper Collins
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