If you're ever in doubt, throw a pepper in the air. If it fails to com…

Gregory Maguire
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If you're ever in doubt, throw a pepper in the air. If it fails to come down, you have gone mad, so don't trust in anything. ✨ Gregory Maguire (2009). Mirror Mirror: A Novel, p.18, Harper Collins
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If you're ever in doubt, throw a pepper in the air. If it fails to come down, you have gone mad, so don't trust in anything. ✨ Gregory Maguire (2009). Mirror Mirror: A Novel, p.18, Harper Collins

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