He [Finny] had never been jealous of me for a second. Now I… - John Knowles

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He [Finny] had never been jealous of me for a second. Now I knew that there never was and never could have been any rivalry between us. I was not of the same quality as he.

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John Knowles (September 16, 1926 - November 29, 2001) was an American novelist, best known for his novel A Separate Peace.

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