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“My instinct was to keep him at a distance, at that distance, certainly, that we introduce between ourselves and those we suspect of neediness.” quote by Joseph O'Neill — Download Open image

““My instinct was to keep him at a distance, at that distance, certainly, that we introduce between ourselves and those we suspect of neediness.””

Joseph O'Neill

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