She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that w…

Graham Greene
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She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy. ✨ Graham Greene (1976). The third man: Loser takes all, Random House (UK)
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