I understand how insubstantial this seems, how minor: man buys a coffee in French! But it was Gégé and Jean-Claude, and my own Walker, who reminded me how to do that simpest thing. They reminded me not to be ashamed. That is never a small accomplishment.
— Ian Brown The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son
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