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It turns out that sharing the past with someone is different from reliving it when you're alone. It feels less like a wound and more like a poultice.

It turns out that sharing the past with someone is different from reliving it when you’re alone. It feels less like a wound and more like a poultice.
– Jodi Picoult

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