That's all this job is, Daine, she explained. Trying to please everyon…

Tamora Pierce
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That's all this job is, Daine, she explained. Trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. And it will only get worse, not better. ✨ Tamora Pierce (2007). Lady Knight: Book 4 of the Protector of the Small Quartet, p.167, Random House Books for Young Readers
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That's all this job is, Daine, she explained. Trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. And it will only get worse, not better. ✨ Tamora Pierce (2007). Lady Knight: Book 4 of the Protector of the Small Quartet, p.167, Random House Books for Young Readers

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