Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if…

Margaret Atwood
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Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if I'm nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2016). The Handmaid's Tale, p.352, Random House
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Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if I'm nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2016). The Handmaid's Tale, p.352, Random House

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