We are never half so interesting when we have learned that language is…

Lucy Maud Montgomery
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We are never half so interesting when we have learned that language is given us to enable us to conceal our thoughts. ✨ Lucy Maud Montgomery (2015). Anne of Green Gables Collection: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, and More Anne Shirley Books, p.591, Xist Publishing
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We are never half so interesting when we have learned that language is given us to enable us to conceal our thoughts. ✨ Lucy Maud Montgomery (2015). Anne of Green Gables Collection: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, and More Anne Shirley Books, p.591, Xist Publishing

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