All I say is: Let us leave les folles alone; let's just leave them be.…

John Irving
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All I say is: Let us leave les folles alone; let's just leave them be. Don't judge them. You are not superior to them - don't put them down. ✨ John Irving (2012). In One Person: A Novel, p.191, Simon and Schuster
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All I say is: Let us leave les folles alone; let's just leave them be. Don't judge them. You are not superior to them - don't put them down. ✨ John Irving (2012). In One Person: A Novel, p.191, Simon and Schuster

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