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RSherman

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Thu Aug 31, 2023, 08:23 PM Aug 2023

Tom Lake, Ann Patchett

"It's not that I'm unaware of the suffering and the soon-to-be more suffering in the world, it's that I know the suffering exists beside wet grass and a bright blue sky recently scrubbed by rain. The beauty and the suffering are equally true."

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Tom Lake, Ann Patchett (Original Post) RSherman Aug 2023 OP
Life is bittersweet. txwhitedove Sep 2023 #1
Classic Patchett! Native Oct 2023 #2
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