The past did affect the present and the future, in ways you could see …

Sarah Dessen
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The past did affect the present and the future, in ways you could see and a million ones you couldn't. Time wasn't a thing you could divide easily; there was no defined middle or beginning or end. I could pretend to leave the past behind, but it would not leave me. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). Just Listen, p.338, Penguin
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