She suddenly remembered studying the brain in science class- how a ste…

Jodi Picoult
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She suddenly remembered studying the brain in science class- how a steel rod pierced a man's skull, and he opened his mouth to speak Portuguese, a language he'd never studied. Maybe it would be like this, now, for Josie. Maybe her native tongue, from here on in, would be a string of lies. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2013). Nineteen Minutes: A Novel, p.147, Simon and Schuster
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