She is like all the rest of them. Whether they are seventeen or fortys…

William Faulkner
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She is like all the rest of them. Whether they are seventeen or fortyseven, when they finally come to surrender completely, it's going to be in words. ✨ William Faulkner (1972). Light in August, Vintage
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