Recognizing how totally ignorant you are is the only honest way to dea…

Banana Yoshimoto
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Recognizing how totally ignorant you are is the only honest way to deal with people who've been through something traumatic. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto (2011). The Lake, p.50, Melville House
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