No good sentences ever include the word ‘should.’ I should have paid t…

Cassandra Clare
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No good sentences ever include the word ‘should.’ I should have paid the tavern bill; now they’re coming to break my legs. I should never have run off with my best friend’s wife; now she devils me constantly. I should— ✨ Cassandra Clare (2013). Clockwork Prince, p.222, Simon and Schuster
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No good sentences ever include the word ‘should.’ I should have paid the tavern bill; now they’re coming to break my legs. I should never have run off with my best friend’s wife; now she devils me constantly. I should— ✨ Cassandra Clare (2013). Clockwork Prince, p.222, Simon and Schuster

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