The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laught…

Anne Rice
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The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation. ✨ Anne Rice (1995). Taltos: Lives of the Mayfair Witches
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The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation. ✨ Anne Rice (1995). Taltos: Lives of the Mayfair Witches

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