And here I was thinking you were a bit slow, what with so much asking …

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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And here I was thinking you were a bit slow, what with so much asking and not knowing anything. ✨ Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). The Shadow of the Wind, p.74, Penguin
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