Sometimes I suspect that we build our traps ourselves, then we back in…

Neil Gaiman
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Sometimes I suspect that we build our traps ourselves, then we back into them, pretending amazement the while. ✨ The Wake (The Sandman, Book 10). Book sub-series by Neil Gaiman, August 1995 – March 1996.
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Sometimes I suspect that we build our traps ourselves, then we back into them, pretending amazement the while. ✨ The Wake (The Sandman, Book 10). Book sub-series by Neil Gaiman, August 1995 – March 1996.

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