I know it is a bad thing to break a promise, but I think now that it i…

Jennifer Donnelly
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I know it is a bad thing to break a promise, but I think now that it is a worse thing to let a promise break you. ✨ Jennifer Donnelly (2015). A Gathering Light, p.221, Bloomsbury Publishing
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