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The thing about god, she thought, is that he usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own.
-Tove Jansson
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The Thing About God, She Thought, Is

Tove Jansson
The thing about god, she thought, is that he usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own.
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She's a yellow pair of running shoes, a holey pair of jeans. she looks great in cheap sunglasses, she looks great in anything. she's, "i want a piece of chocolate cake; take me to a movie." she's a, "i can't find a thing to wear." now and then she's moody. she's a saturn with a sunroof with her brown hair blowing. she's a warm conversation i wouldn't miss for nothing. she's a fighter when she's mad and she's a lover when she's lovin'.
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