Why are people so fucked up?” I asked “Maybe you do need co… - Percival Everett

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Why are people so fucked up?” I asked
“Maybe you do need college, Poiter,” Everett said. “You want to know why people are so fucked up? Son, that’s about the only question I can answer with even a small measure of authority. It’s because they’re people. People, my friend, are worse than anybody.

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

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