“But the people who mattered were the people you chose instead of the people who were yours by an accident of birth. Real family was heart as much as, if not more than, blood.”
Book:Compulsion
Quote by Martina Boone
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Compulsion
This novel explores the intricate web of desire and the consequences of one's compulsion to control and dominate others. more
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