“Maybe if I didn't say anything about what happened, we could get back to the way we were. Ignoring a problem was a perfectly acceptable way to deal with it, as long as both people agree never to bring it up again.”

—  Kim Harrison

Source: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead

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