Like when you have the right title for something you're writing and you get lost - you can always go back to the title and go, "Yeah, that's what this is about."
Paul BeattyIf I'm in LA, I'm close to home, and that just brings up all these other things, good and bad. There is a reason why I am not there .
Paul BeattyIt makes me think about how you hear these young people say, "I see you, man." Or even if you go and watch some basketball game over the summer and the announcer goes, "I see you," and you see that player smile. You know what I mean? That thing of just being recognized, especially when you do a little subtle thing. I don't know.
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