Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable.…

Markus Zusak
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Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me. ✨ Markus Zusak (2013). The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition, p.16, RH Childrens Books
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