Don't they always go from bad to worse? There's no turning back--your …

Edith Wharton
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Don't they always go from bad to worse? There's no turning back--your old self rejects you, and shuts you out. ~Lilly Bart ✨ Edith Wharton (2010). The House of Mirth, p.163, Giunti Editore
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