Cobwebs Quote by Margaret Deland

“To talk over a quarrel, with its inevitable accompaniment of self-justification, is too much like handling cobwebs to be very successful.” quote by Margaret Deland — Download Open image

“To talk over a quarrel, with its inevitable accompaniment of self-justification, is too much like handling cobwebs to be very successful.”

Margaret Deland

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