I hate handing over money to people for doing what I could just as eas…

Sylvia Plath
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I hate handing over money to people for doing what I could just as easily do myself, it makes me nervous. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.29, Hamilton Books
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I hate handing over money to people for doing what I could just as easily do myself, it makes me nervous. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.29, Hamilton Books

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