I'll have that someday, thought Peter. Someone who'll kiss me good-bye…

Orson Scott Card
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I'll have that someday, thought Peter. Someone who'll kiss me good-bye at the door. Or maybe just someone to put a blindfold over my head before they shoot me. Depending on how things turn out. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2009). Shadow of the Hegemon, p.123, Macmillan
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