Powers Boothe Quotes

We all want to pretend that there isn't evil in the world. We all want to pretend that there aren't people trying to take us out and different things like that.

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• We all want to pretend that there isn't evil in the world. We all want to pretend that there aren't people trying to take us out and different things like that.

  

  Powers Boothe
  • People
  • World
  • Different