In the half darkness I winked to my other self, my mad dictator, and c…

Isaac Bashevis Singer
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In the half darkness I winked to my other self, my mad dictator, and congratulated him on his droll victory. I closed my eyes and felt the warmth flowing from Shosha's head to my face. What did I have to lose? Nothing more than what everyone loses anyway. ✨ Isaac Bashevis Singer (2012). Shosha, p.238, Penguin UK
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