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― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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― Little Fires Everywhere
― Little Fires Everywhere
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― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“There are days when I feel so lightly connected to the earth that the threads that tether me to the planet are gossamer thin, spun sugar. A strong gust of wind could dislodge me completely, and I’d lift off and blow away, like one of those seeds in a dandelion clock. The threads tighten slightly from Monday to Friday.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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