Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it. — Margaret McMullan, Sources of Light
Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it. — Margaret McMullan, Sources of Light
Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it. — Margaret McMullan, Sources of Light
Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it. — Margaret McMullan, Sources of Light
Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it. — Margaret McMullan, Sources of Light
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Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it.

— Margaret McMullan, Sources of Light
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