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Ageing Quote by Richard Russo

“Late middle age, he was coming to understand, was a time of life when everything was predictable and yet somehow you failed to see any of it coming.” quote by Richard Russo — Download Open image

““Late middle age, he was coming to understand, was a time of life when everything was predictable and yet somehow you failed to see any of it coming.””

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