I spin around on the swivel chair and look up at the ceiling; Oliver b…

Joe Dunthorne
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I spin around on the swivel chair and look up at the ceiling; Oliver being Oliver being Oliver being Oliver. I am suddenly aware of the separation between my-actual-self and myself-as-seen-by-others. Who would win in an arm wrestle? Who is better-looking? Who has the higher IQ? ✨ Joe Dunthorne (2011). Submarine, p.143, Penguin UK
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