Mistakes are like the memories you hide in an attic: old love letters …

Jodi Picoult
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Mistakes are like the memories you hide in an attic: old love letters from relationships that tanked, photos of dead relatives, toys from a childhood you miss. Out of sight is out of mind, but somewhere deep inside you know they still exist. And you also know that you're avoiding them. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2012). Lone Wolf: A Novel, p.57, Simon and Schuster
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