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“I glance back as I am pulling the door shut. I can see Mrs. Kasperek on her bed, in the apartment denuded of the books that were all her life.” quote by Deborah Meyler — Download Open image

““I glance back as I am pulling the door shut. I can see Mrs. Kasperek on her bed, in the apartment denuded of the books that were all her life.””

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“Things didn’t seem promising initially. I arrived like everyone else did, after swearing that I wasn’t a spy or guilty of moral turpitude, and…

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“Aristotle didn't have a problem with abortion," she says. "Oh, well, good, that's a comfort," I say.”

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