“I would introduce myself if it were not useless. The name I had last night will not be the same as the name I have tonight.”

—  Norman Mailer

Source: The Man Who Studied Yoga (1956), Ch. 1
Context: I would introduce myself if it were not useless. The name I had last night will not be the same as the name I have tonight. For the moment, then, let me say that I am thinking of Sam Slovoda.

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