I had to nurture those doubts as if they were tiny, sickly kittens, un…

Nick Hornby
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I had to nurture those doubts as if they were tiny, sickly kittens, until eventually they became sturdy, healthy grievances, with their own cat doors, which allowed them to wander in and out of our conversation at will. ✨ Nick Hornby (2005). High Fidelity, p.17, Penguin UK
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I had to nurture those doubts as if they were tiny, sickly kittens, until eventually they became sturdy, healthy grievances, with their own cat doors, which allowed them to wander in and out of our conversation at will. ✨ Nick Hornby (2005). High Fidelity, p.17, Penguin UK

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