Do you know why I left America, Lidewij? So that I would never again h…

John Green
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Do you know why I left America, Lidewij? So that I would never again have to encounter Americans. But you are an American. Incurably so, it seems. ✨ John Green (2012). The Fault in Our Stars, p.105, Penguin
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Do you know why I left America, Lidewij? So that I would never again have to encounter Americans. But you are an American. Incurably so, it seems. ✨ John Green (2012). The Fault in Our Stars, p.105, Penguin

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