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Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn't bear to throw them out, but they gave her blisters.
Beryl Bainbridge
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Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn't bear to throw them out, but they gave her blisters. — Beryl Bainbridge

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Beryl Bainbridge was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1932–2010).

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Beryl Bainbridge lived from 1932 – 2010.