I'm Always Watching People Over A Short Time Frame, Putting Them In An Extreme Position. Sometimes You Don't See The Humanity In A Person Because The Time Frame Is So Short And The Circumstance So Extreme. - SearchQuotes

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I'm always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position. Sometimes you don't see the humanity in a person because the time frame is so short and the circumstance so extreme.

Irvine Welsh

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