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People don't settle for people. They resolve to be with them. It takes faith. You draw a circle in the sand and agree to stand in it and believe in it.

Zadie Smith

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Zadie Smith
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 27
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Zadie Adeline Smith
Takes
Settling
Faith
Resolve
Believe
Sand
People
Circles
Draw
Draws
Agree
Settle
Stand
Circle

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