...Genuine pathological openness is about as seductive as Tourette's S…

David Foster Wallace
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...Genuine pathological openness is about as seductive as Tourette's Syndrome. ✨ David Foster Wallace (2011). Infinite Jest, p.715, Hachette UK
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...Genuine pathological openness is about as seductive as Tourette's Syndrome. ✨ David Foster Wallace (2011). Infinite Jest, p.715, Hachette UK

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