it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first pl…

Khaled Hosseini
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it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2011). The Kite Runner: Rejacketed, p.185, A&C Black
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it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2011). The Kite Runner: Rejacketed, p.185, A&C Black

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