“I drew a chair up beside her and sang. All I do is dream of you the whole night through . . . It was a horrible rendition, and I quite enjoyed attempting it, setting the notes free from the song as each one went farther and farther astray.”
Quote by Helen Oyeyemi
Book:Boy, Snow, Bird
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Boy, Snow, Bird
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