I should have told her at the time. I could have taken a deep breath, …

Banana Yoshimoto
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I should have told her at the time. I could have taken a deep breath, looked away, and forced myself to say it. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Russell F. Wasden (1998). Amrita, p.13, Simon and Schuster
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