Badness Quote by Donna Tartt

“What if our badness and mistakes are the very thing that set our fate and bring us round to good? What if, for some of us, we can't get there any other way?” quote by Donna Tartt — Download Open image

““What if our badness and mistakes are the very thing that set our fate and bring us round to good? What if, for some of us, we can't get there any other way?””

Donna Tartt

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