Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one s…

Jeannette Walls
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Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p.257, Simon and Schuster
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