Where's the superficial? I was, and therefore am, dim, gloomy, a drag,…

Nick Hornby
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Where's the superficial? I was, and therefore am, dim, gloomy, a drag, unfashionable, unfanciable, and awkward. This doesn't seem like superficial to me. These aren't flesh wounds. These are life-threatening thrusts into the internal organs. ✨ High Fidelity. Book by Nick Hornby, 1995.
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Where's the superficial? I was, and therefore am, dim, gloomy, a drag, unfashionable, unfanciable, and awkward. This doesn't seem like superficial to me. These aren't flesh wounds. These are life-threatening thrusts into the internal organs. ✨ High Fidelity. Book by Nick Hornby, 1995.

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