Each set of woes can be left behind in a folder in a drawer at the end of the day. Whereas in the outside… — John Hoyer Updike
Each set of woes can be left behind in a folder in a drawer at the end of the day. Whereas in the outside world there is no end of obligation, no protection from the needs and grief of others.
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