But if you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I lik…

Thomas Merton
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But if you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for. ✨ My Argument with the Gestapo: Autobiographical novel.
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