I believe I want adult sanity, which seems to me the only unalloyed fo…

David Foster Wallace
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I believe I want adult sanity, which seems to me the only unalloyed form of heroism available today. ✨ The Unfinished by D. T. Max, www.newyorker.com. March 9, 2009.
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I believe I want adult sanity, which seems to me the only unalloyed form of heroism available today. ✨ The Unfinished by D. T. Max, www.newyorker.com. March 9, 2009.

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