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Certainty Quote by Ian Mcewan

“All she had needed was the certainty of his love, and his reassurance that there was no hurry when a lifetime lay ahead of them.” quote by Ian Mcewan — Download Open image

“All she had needed was the certainty of his love, and his reassurance that there was no hurry when a lifetime lay ahead of them.”

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