...and I confess that, like a child, I cry. Ah, self-pity; I think we …

Iain Banks
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...and I confess that, like a child, I cry. Ah, self-pity; I think we are at our most honest and sincere when we feel sorry for ourselves. ✨ Iain Banks (1999). A Song of Stone: A Novel, p.277, Simon and Schuster
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...and I confess that, like a child, I cry. Ah, self-pity; I think we are at our most honest and sincere when we feel sorry for ourselves. ✨ Iain Banks (1999). A Song of Stone: A Novel, p.277, Simon and Schuster

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