I'm an egotist, but I'm not selfish. There's a difference. I'm a neuro…

Henry Miller
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I'm an egotist, but I'm not selfish. There's a difference. I'm a neurotic, I guess. I can't stop thinking about myself. It isn't that I think myself so important. I simply can't think about anything else, that's all. ✨ Tropic of Cancer.
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I'm an egotist, but I'm not selfish. There's a difference. I'm a neurotic, I guess. I can't stop thinking about myself. It isn't that I think myself so important. I simply can't think about anything else, that's all. ✨ Tropic of Cancer.

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