It may be that the life I desire for her no longer even exists, yet I …

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It may be that the life I desire for her no longer even exists, yet I know what she does not. That there is nothing to lose. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2012). All the Pretty Horses, p.245, Pan Macmillan
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It may be that the life I desire for her no longer even exists, yet I know what she does not. That there is nothing to lose. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2012). All the Pretty Horses, p.245, Pan Macmillan

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