There is really nothing more to say - except why. But since why is dif…

Toni Morrison
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There is really nothing more to say - except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. ✨ The Bluest Eye. Book by Toni Morrison, 1969.
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There is really nothing more to say - except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. ✨ The Bluest Eye. Book by Toni Morrison, 1969.

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