Carrying on Quote by Ann-Marie MacDonald

“Piece by piece living is hard to do. It may even feel like the hardest thing. But it has this going for it: you never need to know what it is you're carrying on your shoulders.” quote by Ann-Marie MacDonald — Download Open image

“Piece by piece living is hard to do. It may even feel like the hardest thing. But it has this going for it: you never need to know what it is you're carrying on your shoulders.”

Ann-Marie MacDonald

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