God, children know something they can't tell; they like Red Riding Hoo…

Djuna Barnes
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God, children know something they can't tell; they like Red Riding Hood and the wolf in bed! ✨ Djuna Barnes (2014). Nightwood, p.12, Faber & Faber
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God, children know something they can't tell; they like Red Riding Hood and the wolf in bed! ✨ Djuna Barnes (2014). Nightwood, p.12, Faber & Faber

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