Smoke and mirrors Quote by Sarah Pinborough Download Open image ““The past is as ephemeral as the future—it’s all perspective and smoke and mirrors.”” — Sarah Pinborough ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Smoke and mirrors Time
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Never trust a narrator whose opening gambit is to insist he's not mad. — Sarah Pinborough Copy Share Image
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Maybe even at six or seven, I knew that, sweet as they were on the surface, all fairy tales needed a feminist shake up. — Sarah Pinborough Copy Share Image
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