....he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said '…

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....he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said 'smooth' is boring but 'textured' was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever had tried to hurt me. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.286, Simon and Schuster
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