Blood is thicker than water, my mother had always said when I was grow…

Cheryl Strayed
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Blood is thicker than water, my mother had always said when I was growing up, a sentiment I’d often disputed. But it turned out that it didn’t matter whether she was right or wrong. They both flowed out of my cupped palms. ✨ Cheryl Strayed (2012). Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found, p.33, Atlantic Books Ltd
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