Though as he'd say, what is 'belief' but a willingness to suspend the …

Margaret Atwood
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Though as he'd say, what is 'belief' but a willingness to suspend the negatives? ✨ Margaret Atwood (2013). MaddAddam: Book 3 of The MaddAddam Trilogy, p.228, Anchor
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Though as he'd say, what is 'belief' but a willingness to suspend the negatives? ✨ Margaret Atwood (2013). MaddAddam: Book 3 of The MaddAddam Trilogy, p.228, Anchor

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