I suppose it's everyone's fate to be reduced to quaintness by those yo…

Margaret Atwood
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I suppose it's everyone's fate to be reduced to quaintness by those younger than themselves. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2007). The Blind Assassin: A Novel, p.38, Anchor
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