Dad was a philosopher and had what he called his Theory of Purpose, wh…

Jeannette Walls
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Dad was a philosopher and had what he called his Theory of Purpose, which held that everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting everybody's time. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p.24, Simon and Schuster
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