What we all want, really, is to be loved. That craving drives our wors…

Jodi Picoult
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What we all want, really, is to be loved. That craving drives our worst behavior. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). Handle with Care: A Novel, p.466, Simon and Schuster
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