One day a long time from now you'll cease to care anymore whom you ple…

J. D. Salinger
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One day a long time from now you'll cease to care anymore whom you please or what anybody has to say about you. That's when you'll finally produce the work you're capable of. ✨ Other People's Secrets by Joyce Maynard, www.sfgate.com. September 13, 1998.
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One day a long time from now you'll cease to care anymore whom you please or what anybody has to say about you. That's when you'll finally produce the work you're capable of. ✨ Other People's Secrets by Joyce Maynard, www.sfgate.com. September 13, 1998.

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