Source: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“Mother used to say it meant Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but I do not want my name to mean a story about being kind and helpful. I want my name to mean me.”
Source: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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