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Charles Portis - Gringos (1991)

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Had they determined him to be half crazy all the time or full crazy half the time?... He had whatever the opposite of paranoia is called. He thought everybody liked him and took a deep personal interest in his welfare. But then everybody did like him.

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One time you smash a bug with no mercy. Another time you find one helpless on his back with his legs flailing the air, and you flip him over and let him go on his way. The struggle that touches the heart.

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Born: December 28, 1933
Died: February 17, 2020 (aged 86)
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