When someone tells you something big, it's like you're taking money fr…

Banana Yoshimoto
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When someone tells you something big, it's like you're taking money from them, and there's no way it will ever go back to being the way it was. You have to take responsibility for listening. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The Lake, p.41, Melville House
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