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Delusion Quote by Roxane Gay

“With my writing, I generally just pretend that no one's reading it. I allow myself that delusion so that I can write the things that I write.” quote by Roxane Gay — Download Open image

“With my writing, I generally just pretend that no one's reading it. I allow myself that delusion so that I can write the things that I write.”

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