I'm fat, but I'm thin inside... there's a thin man inside every fat ma…

George Orwell
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I'm fat, but I'm thin inside... there's a thin man inside every fat man. ✨ Coming up For Air (1939) pt. 1, ch. 3. See also Cyril Connolly (3.85)
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