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“It was like love, he thought, this crumbling chapel: it has been complicated, and therefore perfected, by what time had done to it”

Quote by Julie Orringer

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Julie Orringer
Julie Orringer

Julie Orringer is an American writer born on June 12, 1973. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound thematic explorations. more

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