I had forgotten that Jess felt about long words the way that racists f…

Nick Hornby
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I had forgotten that Jess felt about long words the way that racists feel about black people: She hated them, and wanted to send them back from where they came from. ✨ A Long Way Down. Book by Nick Hornby, May 7, 2005.
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I had forgotten that Jess felt about long words the way that racists feel about black people: She hated them, and wanted to send them back from where they came from. ✨ A Long Way Down. Book by Nick Hornby, May 7, 2005.

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