Katherine Boo Quotes

I have been dealing with illness and its manifestations since I was a teenager, and I think that gives me a very healthy respect for the things in life we can't control.

Katherine Boo

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• I have been dealing with illness and its manifestations since I was a teenager, and I think that gives me a very healthy respect for the things in life we can't control.

  

  Katherine Boo
  • Life
  • Respect
  • Control