I used to think I'd be just like them when I grew up, but I am not. An…

Jodi Picoult
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I used to think I'd be just like them when I grew up, but I am not. And the thing is, somewhere along the way, I stopped wanting to be like them, anyway. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper: A Novel, p.406, Simon and Schuster
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I used to think I'd be just like them when I grew up, but I am not. And the thing is, somewhere along the way, I stopped wanting to be like them, anyway. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper: A Novel, p.406, Simon and Schuster

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