I mentally bless and exonerate anyone who has kicked a chair... - Suzanne Finnamore, Split: A Memoir of Divorce

"I mentally bless and exonerate anyone who has kicked a chair out from beneath her or swallowed opium in large chunks. My mind has met their environment, here in the void. I understand perfectly."

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