T. Ray said 'Who do you think you are? Julias Shakespeare?' The man sincerely thought that was Shakespeare's first name, and if you think I should have corrected him, you are ignorant about the art of survival. β¨ Sue Monk Kidd (2003). The Secret Life of Bees, p.16, Penguin
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