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Karen Tei Yamashita Quote

Just cuz you get to the end doesn’t mean you know what happened.

Karen Tei Yamashita

Just cuz you get to the end doesn’t mean you know what happened.

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About Karen Tei Yamashita

Karen Tei Yamashita (Japanese: 山下てい ; born January 8, 1951) is a Japanese American writer.