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You're never rude,' she said, smiling, 'and I think it's good to be touchy sometimes. It means you care.

Mohsin Hamid

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Mohsin Hamid
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 23
Novelist
Writer
Think
Smiling
Thinking
Rude
Means
Care
Sometimes
Mean
Good
Never
Touchy

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