I love revisions...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being al…

Katherine Paterson
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I love revisions...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest.
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I love revisions...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest.

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