A Quote by Harriet Morgan
Saying sorry doesn't mean there isn't guilt & forgiving doesn't mean that the pain is gone.
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enough of what you mean, somebody and sometime and sometimes a great many will have to realize that you know what you mean and so they will agree that you mean what you know, what you know
you mean, which is as near as anybody can come to understanding any one.
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