Because in a small dark room, a broken child lies on a filthy bed and …

Jennifer Donnelly
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Because in a small dark room, a broken child lies on a filthy bed and stares up at a high window. He waits for me, too. And I—I who have failed at everything and have failed everyone—I must not, I cannot, I will not fail him. ✨ Jennifer Donnelly (2015). Revolution, p.142, Bloomsbury Publishing
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