I stuff my mouth with old fabric and scream until there are no sounds …

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I stuff my mouth with old fabric and scream until there are no sounds left under my skin. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). Speak, p.162, Macmillan
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