Choice Quote by Sylvia Boorstein

“Ultimately ... it's not the stories that determine our choices, but the stories that we continue to choose.” quote by Sylvia Boorstein — Download Open image

“Ultimately ... it's not the stories that determine our choices, but the stories that we continue to choose.”

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