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Assuming Quote by Monica Ali

“You know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down.” quote by Monica Ali — Download Open image

“You know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down.”

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Assuming Born Certain Life Life is Running Situation Steady Trajectory Up and down

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