I am a gluttonous, gorging failure. A waste. My body isn’t used to hig…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I am a gluttonous, gorging failure. A waste. My body isn’t used to high-sugar carbs laced with witchcraft. It can barely cope with soup and crackers. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.155, Penguin
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I am a gluttonous, gorging failure. A waste. My body isn’t used to high-sugar carbs laced with witchcraft. It can barely cope with soup and crackers. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.155, Penguin

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