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The speaker contrasts an earlier wish to resemble a gloomy literary hero with the reality of being cheerful, physically healthy, and blond. The quote suggests a tension between romantic self-image and ordinary self-acceptance. It also hints at a playful awareness that personality and appearance do not match the brooding role once imagined.
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Originally said in English.
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About Nick Harkaway
British novelist and commentator
Nick Harkaway, born Nicholas Cornwell, is a British novelist and commentator. He is known for writing under the name Nick Harkaway, and has 132 quotes on the site. Under that name, he wrote the novels The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman, Gnomon, Titanium Noir, and Karla's Choice, as well as the non-fiction study The Blind Giant: Being Human in a Digital World. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Aidan Truhen.
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