If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The…

Larry McMurtry
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If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen. ✨ Larry McMurtry (2010). Lonesome Dove: A Novel, p.351, Simon and Schuster
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If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen. ✨ Larry McMurtry (2010). Lonesome Dove: A Novel, p.351, Simon and Schuster

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