I lift the corner of my sheets.He shakes his head.Just for a second?Shakes it again. / know myself, he says.I'd heard him use these very same words before. They meant I'm dying to, but may not be able to hold back once I start, so I'd rather not start. What aplomb to tell someone you can't touch him because you know yourself.
-André Aciman
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