Degrees Quote by Karen Thompson Walker

“To some degree we all live with uncertainty. We have no control over the future. Yet we carry on, we persevere, because, I guess, it's the way we're made.” quote by Karen Thompson Walker — Download Open image

“To some degree we all live with uncertainty. We have no control over the future. Yet we carry on, we persevere, because, I guess, it's the way we're made.”

Karen Thompson Walker

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