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So many bad things have happened to them that they can't trust the good things. They have to shove them away before someone can get it back.
So many bad things have happened to them that they can't trust the good things. They have to shove them away before someone can get it back.
Approximate author period: c. 1950 AD · modern
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- Wally Lamb
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- Approximate author period: c. 1950 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Wally Lamb: documented birth year 1950; activity date not established. Wikidata Q2543147, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2543147 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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