“We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.”

— Sarah Vowell , book Take the Cannoli

Source: Take the Cannoli

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American author, journalist, essayist and social commentator 1969

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