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Anthology Quote by Jay Asher

“Here, Courtney, is your contribution to the anthology of my life. Did you like that? The anthology of my life? I just made it up.” quote by Jay Asher — Download Open image

““Here, Courtney, is your contribution to the anthology of my life. Did you like that? The anthology of my life? I just made it up.””

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