...the thing with brothers is, you're supposed to take turns being the…

Orson Scott Card
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...the thing with brothers is, you're supposed to take turns being the keeper. Sometimes you get to sit down and be the brother who is kept. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). The Shadow Quintet, p.226, Macmillan
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...the thing with brothers is, you're supposed to take turns being the keeper. Sometimes you get to sit down and be the brother who is kept. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). The Shadow Quintet, p.226, Macmillan

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