Tell them there are no holes for your fingers in the masks of men. Tel…

David Foster Wallace
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Tell them there are no holes for your fingers in the masks of men. Tell them how could you ever even hope to love what you can't grab onto.
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Tell them there are no holes for your fingers in the masks of men. Tell them how could you ever even hope to love what you can't grab onto.

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