There’s no story that’s the start of itself. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (200…

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There’s no story that’s the start of itself. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2006). Lighthousekeeping, p.35, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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There’s no story that’s the start of itself. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2006). Lighthousekeeping, p.35, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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