Actually, they fought to fill the emptiness of their lives as they filled their empty glasses. They fought—not because t — Nelson Algren, The Neon Wilderness
Actually, they fought to fill the emptiness of their lives as they filled their empty glasses. They fought—not because t — Nelson Algren, The Neon Wilderness
Actually, they fought to fill the emptiness of their lives as they filled their empty glasses. They fought—not because t — Nelson Algren, The Neon Wilderness
Actually, they fought to fill the emptiness of their lives as they filled their empty glasses. They fought—not because t — Nelson Algren, The Neon Wilderness
Actually, they fought to fill the emptiness of their lives as they filled their empty glasses. They fought—not because t — Nelson Algren, The Neon Wilderness
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Actually, they fought to fill the emptiness of their lives as they filled their empty glasses. They fought—not because the liquor was in them, but because it did not fill them enough.

— Nelson Algren, The Neon Wilderness
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