have no idea what I’m doing, or how long I’ll have to do it for.” I thought about what he said for a long time before saying, “I think you’re quite possibly the most incredible human being I’ve ever known.” He shook his head and chuckled. “Fuck off.” “I’ve never meant anything more in my life,” I urged. “Who you are? What you do? The knocks you’ve taken? The blows you continue to receive? How hard you love those kids? How much you sacrifice so that they don’t have to?” I shook my head. “It’s mind-blowing, Joe. Your selflessness is staggering.” “Don’t say shit like that, Molloy,” he muttered,
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