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Afraid Quote by Marisha Pessl

“I'm not afraid of total failure. In the end, we're all just food for worms, so what are we so worried about?” quote by Marisha Pessl — Download Open image

“I'm not afraid of total failure. In the end, we're all just food for worms, so what are we so worried about?”

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