Faces Quote by Mona Simpson

“In every person's face, there is one place that seems to express them most accurately. With my grandmother, you always looked at her mouth.” quote by Mona Simpson — Download Open image

“In every person's face, there is one place that seems to express them most accurately. With my grandmother, you always looked at her mouth.”

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