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This reads as a plea for rest after strain, not for fame or success. Mickey Rooney points to the basic desire to recover a sense of self and live without pressure, which can be read as both emotional and practical exhaustion. It lands when someone has been publicly battered or privately overwhelmed, because the wish is simple and human, to be at peace and feel whole again.
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Originally said in English.
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About Mickey Rooney
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