He had lived and acted on the assumption that he was alone, and now he…

Richard Wright
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He had lived and acted on the assumption that he was alone, and now he saw that he had not been. What he had done made others suffer. No matter how much he would long for them to forget him, they would not be able to. His family was a part of him, not only in blood, but in spirit. ✨ Richard Wright (1957). Native Son, p.277, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
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