Capricious Quote by Julia Quinn

“Society is capricious and rewards the bad as often as the good. But it never rewards the quiet.” quote by Julia Quinn — Download Open image

“Society is capricious and rewards the bad as often as the good. But it never rewards the quiet.”

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