I never, even for a moment, doubted what they’d told me. This is why i…

David Foster Wallace
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I never, even for a moment, doubted what they’d told me. This is why it is that adults and even parents can, unwittingly, be cruel: they cannot imagine doubt’s complete absence. They have forgotten. ✨ All That by David Foster Wallace, www.newyorker.com. December 14, 2009.
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I never, even for a moment, doubted what they’d told me. This is why it is that adults and even parents can, unwittingly, be cruel: they cannot imagine doubt’s complete absence. They have forgotten. ✨ All That by David Foster Wallace, www.newyorker.com. December 14, 2009.

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