Matter Quote by Randall Jarrell

“our quarrels with the world are like our quarrels with God: no matter how right we are, we are wrong.” quote by Randall Jarrell — Download Open image

“our quarrels with the world are like our quarrels with God: no matter how right we are, we are wrong.”

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