We are so used to releasing words. We don't know what to do with them …

David Levithan
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We are so used to releasing words. We don't know what to do with them if they stay. ✨ David Levithan (2008). The Realm of Possibility, p.143, Knopf Books for Young Readers
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We are so used to releasing words. We don't know what to do with them if they stay. ✨ David Levithan (2008). The Realm of Possibility, p.143, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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