I don't understand why people never say what they mean. It's like the immigrants who come to a country and learn the language but are completely baffled by idioms. (Seriously, how could anyone who isn't a native English speaker 'get the picture,' so to speak, and not assume it has something to do with a photo or a painting?) β¨ Jodi Picoult (2012). The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules, p.941, Simon and Schuster
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