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Alice suspected Paul couldn’t really picture his father, just like she couldn’t picture Paul when he was away. Maybe that was the case with people you wanted more than was good for you.

Alice suspected Paul couldn’t really picture his father, just like she couldn’t picture Paul when he was away. Maybe that was the case with people you wanted more than was good for you.

Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern

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Ann Brashares
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1967; activity date not established; Wikidata Q39987, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39987 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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