He'd half meant to speak but those eyes had altered the world forever …

Cormac McCarthy
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He'd half meant to speak but those eyes had altered the world forever in the space of a heartbeat. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2012). All the Pretty Horses, p.113, Pan Macmillan
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He'd half meant to speak but those eyes had altered the world forever in the space of a heartbeat. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2012). All the Pretty Horses, p.113, Pan Macmillan

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