“I'm never going to accomplish anything; that's perfectly clear to me.”

"The Little Hours" in Here Lies (1939)
Context: I'm never going to accomplish anything; that's perfectly clear to me. I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.

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