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“Life was a struggle with ourselves more than with a spear-wielding Satan; that belief was a choice for our conscience always to be sharpened.” quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — Download Open image

““Life was a struggle with ourselves more than with a spear-wielding Satan; that belief was a choice for our conscience always to be sharpened.””

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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