"Why did she give up wine for Lent?……" — Liane Moriarty
"Why did she give up wine for Lent? Polly was more sensible. She had given up strawberry jam. Cecilia had never seen Polly show more than a passing interest in strawberry jam, although now, of course, she was always catching her standing at the open fridge, staring at it longingly. The power of denial."
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Liane Moriarty
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30 Quotes by Liane Moriarty
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