There are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to …

Banana Yoshimoto
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There are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, I recommend undertaking the care and feeding of something. It could be children, or it could be house plants, you know? By doing that you come to understand your own limitations. That's where it starts. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.41, Grove Press
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