Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. …

Katherine Paterson
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Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits. ✨ Katherine Paterson (2001). The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children, Dutton Juvenile
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Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits. ✨ Katherine Paterson (2001). The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children, Dutton Juvenile

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