Connections Quote by Dennis Lehane

“The world does not have tidy endings. The world does not have neat connections. It is not filled with epiphanies that work perfectly at the moment that you need them.” quote by Dennis Lehane — Download Open image

“The world does not have tidy endings. The world does not have neat connections. It is not filled with epiphanies that work perfectly at the moment that you need them.”

Dennis Lehane

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