Like all real heroes, Charley had a fatal flaw. He refused to believe …

Kurt Vonnegut
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Like all real heroes, Charley had a fatal flaw. He refused to believe that he had gonorrhea, whereas the truth was that he did. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2011). God Bless You, Mr Rosewater, p.142, Random House
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