And I also know that pain can seem like an endless ribbon. You pull it and you pull … - Meg Wolitzer

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If there is any person to whom you feel a dislike, that is the person of whom you ought never to speak.

Meg Wolitzer

And I also know that pain can seem like an endless ribbon. You pull it and you pull it. You keep gathering it toward you, and as it collects, you really can't believe that there's something else at the end of it. Something that isn't just more pain. But there's always something else at the end; something at least a little different. You never know what that thing will be, but it's there.

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