I meet a person, and in my mind I'm saying three minutes; I give you t…

Amy Hempel
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I meet a person, and in my mind I'm saying three minutes; I give you three minutes to show me the spark. ✨ Amy Hempel, Rick Moody (2007). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.71, Simon and Schuster
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