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“You can't supply some other adult with something they don't have. Any more than you can sustain a relationship by offering up your sense of yourself as a kind of bribe. In the end, everyone loses.”

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Degree of Guilt

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Richard North Patterson
Richard North Patterson

Richard North Patterson is a renowned American fiction writer, born on February 22, 1947. His works span a variety of themes including law, politics, and family relationships, and have garnered a wide readership. more

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