But we cannot unbraid the story of another person’s life and take out …

Ann Patchett
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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 (2011). State of Wonder, p.232, A&C Black
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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 (2011). State of Wonder, p.232, A&C Black

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