Happiness was useless to me. It was heartache that filled my purse. Wh…

Jennifer Donnelly
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Happiness was useless to me. It was heartache that filled my purse. What happy man has need of Shakespeare? ✨ Jennifer Donnelly (2015). Revolution, p.156, Bloomsbury Publishing
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I play until my fingertips are raw. Until I rip a nail and bleed on the strings. Until my hands hurt so bad I forget my heart does. ✨ Jennifer Donnelly (2015). Revolution, p.10, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Happiness was useless to me. It was heartache that filled my purse. What happy man has need of Shakespeare? ✨ Jennifer Donnelly (2015). Revolution, p.156, Bloomsbury Publishing

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