Martin is your best friend, isn't he?' a sweet and well-intentioned gi…

Christopher Hitchens
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Martin is your best friend, isn't he?' a sweet and well-intentioned girl once said when both of us were present: it was the only time I ever felt awkward about this precious idea, which seemed somehow to risk diminishment if it were uttered aloud. ✨ Christopher Hitchens (2010). Hitch 22: A Memoir, p.306, Atlantic Books Ltd
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