Beneath the surface Quote by Scott Stossel

“To some people, I may seem calm. But if you could peer beneath the surface, you would see that I'm like a duck--paddling, paddling, paddling.” quote by Scott Stossel — Download Open image

“To some people, I may seem calm. But if you could peer beneath the surface, you would see that I'm like a duck--paddling, paddling, paddling.”

Scott Stossel

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