I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged …

Jodi Picoult
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I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). Handle with Care: A Novel, p.268, Simon and Schuster
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I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). Handle with Care: A Novel, p.268, Simon and Schuster

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