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I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.
I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.
Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
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- Jodi Picoult
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- Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1966; activity date not established; Wikidata Q234443, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234443 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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