A quote from page 206 of "Fagin the Thief" by Allison Epstein that reads: It's not as if romance is something he's been actively denying himself. He never thinks about it, considers it irrelevant.

I am only about 210 pages into “Fagin the Thief”, but I am completely convinced that his backstory shows Jacob Fagin to be asexual. Even before they knew, or coined, that term. #FagintheThief

Fagin the Thief There’s nothing else. We’ll both end just the same. A pile of bones buried behind Newgate. Enjoy what you have while you have it. None of it lasts. from Fagin the Thief by Allison Epste…

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