Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the t…

Ann Patchett
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Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. ✨ Ann Patchett (2011). State of Wonder, p.246, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. ✨ Ann Patchett (2011). State of Wonder, p.246, Bloomsbury Publishing

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