“"Denial is an ugly thing, Nicky." "I'm not in denial.""See what I mean? That's denial."”
Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist
Micah and Nicholas Sparks, Chapter 5, p. 60
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)
“Denial is an ugly thing.”
"I'm not in denial." "See what I mean? That's denial." Micah and Nicholas Sparks, Chapter 5, p. 60
2000s, Three Weeks with My Brother (2004)
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