But we cannot unbraid the story of another person's life and take out all the parts that don't suit our purposes and put forth only the ones that do. (Ann Patchett)

But we cannot unbraid the story of another person's life and take out all the parts that don't suit our purposes and put forth only the ones that do.

Ann Patchett

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