"Almost every single thing you hope publication will do for you is a fantasy, a hologram--it's the eagle on your credit card that only seems to soar.
...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.
~ Anne Lamott ~
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...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.
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