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Ignorance Quote by J.S. Wolfe

“We have a tendency to sum up someone’s entire character by one truth. We define their lives in one mistake. We condense their entire story in a word.” quote by J.S. Wolfe — Download Open image

““We have a tendency to sum up someone’s entire character by one truth. We define their lives in one mistake. We condense their entire story in a word.  ””

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