That was the way things worked. When you were looking for the big fight, the moment that you thought would knock everything over, nothing much happened at all. (Ann Patchett)

That was the way things worked. When you were looking for the big fight, the moment that you thought would knock everything over, nothing much happened at all.

Ann Patchett

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