“If you want to survive, do and say as little as possible. Tell no one...” – Clemens, 12 Years a Slave ... Movie Quotes Database

If you want to survive, do and say as little as possible. Tell no one who you really are and tell no one that you can read and write. Unless you want to be a dead ****.

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