Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it …

Rick Riordan
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Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important. ✨ Rick Riordan (2011). The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles Book 2): The Throne of Fire, p.172, Penguin UK
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Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important. ✨ Rick Riordan (2011). The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles Book 2): The Throne of Fire, p.172, Penguin UK

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