The source of my difficulties has always been the same: an inability t…

Isabel Allende
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The source of my difficulties has always been the same: an inability to accept what to others seems natural, and an irresistible tendency to voice opinions no one wants to hear . . . ✨ Isabel Allende (2003). My invented country: a memoir, HarperPerennial
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The source of my difficulties has always been the same: an inability to accept what to others seems natural, and an irresistible tendency to voice opinions no one wants to hear . . . ✨ Isabel Allende (2003). My invented country: a memoir, HarperPerennial

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