I had to ask myself and answer honestly, How much do I want… - Percival Everett

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I had to ask myself and answer honestly, How much do I want to be free? And I couldn’t lose sight of my goal of freeing my family. What would freedom be without them?

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Percival Everett (born 1956) is an American writer and professor.

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