“I was putting together a picture of a life that would have depressed anyone with the sensitivity of a rhino.”

—  Spider Robinson

God Is An Iron (1977)
Context: I was putting together a picture of a life that would have depressed anyone with the sensitivity of a rhino. Back when I had first seen her, when her features were alive, she had looked sensitive. Or had that been a trick of the juice?

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