[Henry Rios, with Raymond Reynolds, therapist] "Somewhere a… - Michael Nava

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[Henry Rios, with Raymond Reynolds, therapist] "Somewhere along the line, I had died." "What does that mean, Henry?" he inquired in his mild voice. "The thing that makes us human, the recognition of being alive, I had lost that. I drowned it in bourbon and kept myself so busy with work that I hadn't even noticed until that moment."

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Michael Nava (born 16 September 1954) is an American attorney and writer.

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Alternative Names: Michael Angel Nava

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