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If there was an elephant in the supermarket, she'd either not see it at all, or call it Mrs Jones and talk about fishcakes.

If there was an elephant in the supermarket, she’d either not see it at all, or call it Mrs Jones and talk about fishcakes.
– Jeanette Winterson

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