Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was a decision I made bef…

Cormac McCarthy
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Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was a decision I made before that got me into it. It was never the dumb thing. It was always some choice I'd made before it. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2013). The Border Trilogy, p.77, Pan Macmillan
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Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was a decision I made before that got me into it. It was never the dumb thing. It was always some choice I'd made before it. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2013). The Border Trilogy, p.77, Pan Macmillan

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