You don't come to live here unless the delusion of a reality shaped ar…

Zadie Smith
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You don't come to live here unless the delusion of a reality shaped around your own desires isn't a strong aspect of your personality. A reality shaped around your own desires - there is something sociopathic in that ambition. ✨ Zadie Smith On Manhattan’s 'Sociopathic’ Ambition By Carolyn Gregoire, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 10, 2014.
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