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Jodi Picoult, House Rules Quotes: We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.
         

We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.


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We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.
         



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