Don't bemoan your misspent life quite yet. Forgive me for flaunting my…

David Mitchell
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Don't bemoan your misspent life quite yet. Forgive me for flaunting my experience, but you have no conception of what a misspent life constitutes. ✨ David Mitchell (2012). Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel, p.98, Random House Group
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Don't bemoan your misspent life quite yet. Forgive me for flaunting my experience, but you have no conception of what a misspent life constitutes. ✨ David Mitchell (2012). Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel, p.98, Random House Group

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