It's still easier to find the correct Hoover bag than to find one pure…

Zadie Smith
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It's still easier to find the correct Hoover bag than to find one pure person, one pure faith, on the globe. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.196, Vintage
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