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“It’s not fair. People claim to know you through the things you’ve done, and not by sitting down and listening to you speak for yourself.” quote by Hannah Kent — Download Open image

“It’s not fair. People claim to know you through the things you’ve done, and not by sitting down and listening to you speak for yourself.”

Hannah Kent

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