I liked the place I came from. But a lot of what I liked about it was …

Peter Straub
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I liked the place I came from. But a lot of what I liked about it was that I had come from there. ✨ Peter Straub (2011). The Throat: Blue Rose Trilogy (3), p.7, Anchor
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I liked the place I came from. But a lot of what I liked about it was that I had come from there. ✨ Peter Straub (2011). The Throat: Blue Rose Trilogy (3), p.7, Anchor

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