Accepting Quote by Julia Sweeney

“If I look over my life, every single step of maturing for me, every single one, has had the exact same common denominator: accepting what was true over what I wished were true.” quote by Julia Sweeney — Download Open image

“If I look over my life, every single step of maturing for me, every single one, has had the exact same common denominator: accepting what was true over what I wished were true.”

Julia Sweeney

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