I don't ask myself what did I live for, said Carlene strongly. That is…

Zadie Smith
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I don't ask myself what did I live for, said Carlene strongly. That is a man's question. I ask whom did I live for. ✨ Zadie Smith (2006). On Beauty, p.193, Penguin UK
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