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  1. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Keep on the path and you will not see the ruined people, so do not stray from the path.
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  2. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Sometimes a workweek will grind you into sand, pulverize you into particles.
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  3. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    ...life is an argument with the world over time.
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  4. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Optimism skipped out on the rent a while back, but the cynic in the penthouse won't leave until led out by marshals.
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  5. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    When you talk about this trip, and you will, because it was quite a journey and you witnessed many things, there were ups and downs, sudden reversals of fortune and last-minute escapes, it was really something, you will see your friends nod in recognition."
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  6. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    To preempt rejection she dresses to exaggerate her difference when the true enemy is not the world's disdain but its indifference. He is surely the next item in a dreary procession and cannot be seen for all those previous disappointments.
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  7. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Sleep the sleep of the successful because somehow you made it through the day without anyone finding out that you are a complete fraud.
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  8. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Why not remove his desk, bring in a treadmill, hang a carrot from the ceiling and stop all pretense already.
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  9. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    He spills his guts, it was the last sip that sent him over the edge but she has her hands full with her own loneliness, she's not about to take on his. Reach inside to muzzle the broken part of you that is now talking.
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  10. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Things are pretty much status quo with the sexual-tension friend.
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  11. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Three cheers for your rich interior life, may it serve you well come rent day.
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  12. Colson Whitehead _ The Colossus of New York

    Wow, this crappy performance art is really making me feel not so terrible about my various emotional issues.
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