Part 2, “Mirella and Vincent / 2020” Chapter 3 (pp. 61-62)
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“My secret is, I hate people,” the woman said, very sincerely, and for the first time Mirella liked her.
“All people?”
“All except maybe like three,” she said.
— Emily St. John Mandel
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“All people?”
“All except maybe like three,” she said." in the context of "Part 2, “Mirella and Vincent / 2020” Chapter 3 (pp. 61-62)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel (born 1979) is a Canadian novelist.
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