"I think humans have always been desperate. I……" — Lauren DeStefano
"I think humans have always been desperate. I think it has always been about doing something awful if it might help, when the only other option is death. Maybe that's what being a parent is supposed to feel like."
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174 Quotes by Lauren DeStefano
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