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Adam Haslett Quotes: ...I did what most kids do when their world feels destroyed. I tried to care less about what remained...This was untrue, of course.
         

...I did what most kids do when their world feels destroyed. I tried to care less about what remained...This was untrue, of course.


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This page presents the quote "...I did what most kids do when their world feels destroyed. I tried to care less about what remained...This was untrue, of course.". Author of this quote is Adam Haslett. This quote is about loss, loneliness,.