Part 1,”Remittance / 1912” Chapter 4 (p. 14)
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Sometimes you don’t know you’re going to throw a grenade until you’ve already pulled the pin.
— Emily St. John Mandel
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Source: Wikiquote: "Emily St. John Mandel" (Quotes, Sea of Tranquility (2022): All page numbers from the hardcover first edition, first printing, published by Alfred A. Knopf, )
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About Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel (born 1979) is a Canadian novelist.
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