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In the wrong direction, apparently.

“Inaction is still an action. Not so in New York.”

That’s wrong; I was wrong. I have never made a major commitment to New York: That passivity is a choice nonetheless. Which means I have made a choice.

“While the box is closed, it is impossible to determine whether or not the object inside is beautiful.”

I’m tired of hiding in a box,

“It’s like living in a cell. And prisoners don’t get shivved in their cells.”

tired of hiding in a cage,

“As night falls, I grow fearful of lying awake, lamenting a wasted day. So instead I go out in search of something to throw the hours at.”

I’m just plain tired.

“Self-actualization rarely breeds excitement.”

Yeah, but it’s self-actualization, you enormous dumbass.

“My thumb was unmoved to gesture up or down.”

Until now.

“There had to be a way to have my cake and eat it too.”

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