I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should h…

Jodi Picoult
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I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper: A Novel, p.178, Simon and Schuster
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I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper: A Novel, p.178, Simon and Schuster

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