It just took some people a little longer than others to realize how fe…

Tom Perrotta
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It just took some people a little longer than others to realize how few words they needed to get by, how much of life they could negotiate in silence. ✨ The Leftovers. Book by Tom Perrotta, August 30, 2011.
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It just took some people a little longer than others to realize how few words they needed to get by, how much of life they could negotiate in silence. ✨ The Leftovers. Book by Tom Perrotta, August 30, 2011.

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