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Imagined Quote by Pete Hamill

“I never investigate; sometimes the most terrible thing of all is to confirm what you have only imagined.” quote by Pete Hamill — Download Open image

““I never investigate; sometimes the most terrible thing of all is to confirm what you have only imagined.””

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