“Denial is an ugly thing.”

— Nicholas Sparks

"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)
Source: Three Weeks With My Brother

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