When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space beyond t…

Jeanette Winterson
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When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space beyond the reach of other desires. ✨ Jeanette Winterson (2013). Written On The Body, p.77, Random House
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