The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is tha…

Janet Fitch
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The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way. ✨ Janet Fitch (2013). White Oleander, p.81, Hachette UK
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The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way. ✨ Janet Fitch (2013). White Oleander, p.81, Hachette UK

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