Gambling is not a vice, it is an expression of our humanness. We gambl…

Jeanette Winterson
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Gambling is not a vice, it is an expression of our humanness. We gamble. Some do it at the gaming table, some do not. You play, you win, you play, you lose. You play. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2007). The Passion, p.73, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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