Oh, Celie, unbelief is a terrible thing. And so is the hurt we cause o…

Alice Walker
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Oh, Celie, unbelief is a terrible thing. And so is the hurt we cause others unknowingly. ✨ Alice Walker (1982). El color púrpura, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
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