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title: "2 Giovanni-s-room Quotes by 1 author"
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> [“And with every step I took it became more impossible for me to turn back. And my mind was empty—or it was as though my mind had become one enormous, anaesthetized wound. I thought only, One day I'll weep for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-baldwin/and-with-every-step-i-took-it-became-more-impossible-for-me-to-turn/)

[James Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-baldwin/)

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> [“Giovanni had awakened an itch, had released a gnaw in me. I realized it one afternoon, when I was taking him to work via the Boulevard Montparnasse. We had bought a kilo of cherries and we were eating them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-baldwin/giovanni-had-awakened-an-itch-had-released-a-gnaw-in-me-i-realized-it/)

[James Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-baldwin/)

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