You know, Mouse, I envy the captain. He's got a mission. And his obsession precludes all that wondering about what other people think of him. (Samuel R. Delany)

You know, Mouse, I envy the captain. He's got a mission. And his obsession precludes all that wondering about what other people think of him.

Samuel R. Delany

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