Distasteful Quote by Curtis Sittenfeld

“I feel like a lot of life is distasteful and embarrassing. And you just push through it. You fix what you can, and you let time pass.” quote by Curtis Sittenfeld — Download Open image

“I feel like a lot of life is distasteful and embarrassing. And you just push through it. You fix what you can, and you let time pass.”

Curtis Sittenfeld

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