Lizzie Bright Griffin, do you ever wish the world would just go ahead and swallow you whole?"" Sometimes I do, " she said, and then smiled. "but sometimes I figure I should just go ahead and swallow it.

Gary D. Schmidt
About This Quote

This quote is a very humorous way of saying that you should just go ahead and embrace your future or whatever it may be. It is very similar to the saying, “Go for it.”

Source: Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy

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