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Away from you Quote by Harper Lee

“There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible.” quote by Harper Lee — Download Open image

“There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible.”

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