Here we are at the bottom, almost empty. It's like confetti, these dri…

Daniel Handler
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Here we are at the bottom, almost empty. It's like confetti, these dried remnants you find in the street for a party no one invited you to. But they used to be, I can admit, part of something beautiful. ✨ Daniel Handler (2012). Why We Broke Up, p.190, Egmont UK
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Here we are at the bottom, almost empty. It's like confetti, these dried remnants you find in the street for a party no one invited you to. But they used to be, I can admit, part of something beautiful. ✨ Daniel Handler (2012). Why We Broke Up, p.190, Egmont UK

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