When you have known the kiss of a flaying knife, a laugh loses all its…

George R. R. Martin
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When you have known the kiss of a flaying knife, a laugh loses all its power to hurt you. ✨ George R. R. Martin (2011). A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five, p.569, Bantam
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When you have known the kiss of a flaying knife, a laugh loses all its power to hurt you. ✨ George R. R. Martin (2011). A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five, p.569, Bantam

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