Emergencies Quote by Joan Didion

“Emergency, I continue to believe, is what happens to someone else. I say that I continue to believe this even as I know that I do not.” quote by Joan Didion — Download Open image

““Emergency, I continue to believe, is what happens to someone else. I say that I continue to believe this even as I know that I do not.””

Joan Didion

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