I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I'm alone in the world and I'm just sort of abandoned.

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I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I'm alone in the world and I'm just sort of abandoned. - Jamaica Kincaid

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I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I'm alone in the world and I'm just sort of abandoned. - Bilal Philips quotes