You must find a boy your own age. Someone mild and beautiful to be you…

Janet Fitch
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You must find a boy your own age. Someone mild and beautiful to be your lover. Someone who will tremble for your touch, offer you a marguerite by its long stem with his eyes lowered. Someone whose fingers are a poem. ✨ Janet Fitch (2013). White Oleander, p.61, Hachette UK
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You must find a boy your own age. Someone mild and beautiful to be your lover. Someone who will tremble for your touch, offer you a marguerite by its long stem with his eyes lowered. Someone whose fingers are a poem. ✨ Janet Fitch (2013). White Oleander, p.61, Hachette UK

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