She smiled darkly and shook her head. 'I'm not crazy. I'm not. Of cour…

Dennis Lehane
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She smiled darkly and shook her head. 'I'm not crazy. I'm not. Of course what else would a crazy person claim? That's the Kafkaesque genius of it all. If you're not crazy but people have told the world you are, then all your protests to the contrary just underscore their point. Do you see what I'm saying?
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