I held the feeling in my heart; the urge to discuss it died out. There…

Banana Yoshimoto
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I held the feeling in my heart; the urge to discuss it died out. There was all the time in the world. In the endless repetition of other nights, other mornings, this moment, too, might become a dream. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.41, Grove Press
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I held the feeling in my heart; the urge to discuss it died out. There was all the time in the world. In the endless repetition of other nights, other mornings, this moment, too, might become a dream. ✨ Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (1979). Three Plays, p.41, Grove Press

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