"You ever been arrested before?" "No sir. This is my first time." "The first time this week, you mean." "Oh, I been arrested in Michigan. I thought you meant in Illinois. I never been arrested in Illinois. I never did no wrong in Illinois." "What good does that do you?" "It don't. It's just that I love my state so much I go to Michigan to steal," he explained with an expression almost beatific.
-Nelson Algren
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