I would contend that we all are afflicted by the same disease, suffering from that terrible bug called pride. But some have a worse case of it than others. Take me, for instance. Almost subtly, it invades my thoughts and actions, and has ever since I was young. Back then, and even sometimes now, I… Read More Blessings and Curses of the Quirked and the Quirkless The post Blessings and Curses of the Quirked and the Quirkless appeared first on Beneath the Tangles.
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