You get older and you learn there is one sentence just four worlds lon…

Ann Brashares
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You get older and you learn there is one sentence just four worlds long and if you can say it to yourself it offers more comfort than almost any other. It goes like this… Ready ” “Ready.” “At least I tried.
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