And yet she could not forgive herself. Even as an adult, she wished on…

Jhumpa Lahiri
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And yet she could not forgive herself. Even as an adult, she wished only that she could go back and change things: the ungainly things she’d worn, the insecurity she’d felt, all the innocent mistakes she made. ✨ FaceBook post byJhumpa Lahiri from May 22, 2013
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And yet she could not forgive herself. Even as an adult, she wished only that she could go back and change things: the ungainly things she’d worn, the insecurity she’d felt, all the innocent mistakes she made. ✨ FaceBook post byJhumpa Lahiri from May 22, 2013

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