She said writting novels was like childbirth: if you truly remembered …

Sarah Dessen
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She said writting novels was like childbirth: if you truly remembered how awful it got, you'd never do it again. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). This Lullaby, p.125, Penguin
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