Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all a…

Toni Morrison
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Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all around it; sometimes you can't even see the mountain for the clouds. But you know what? ... The clouds never cover the head. His head pokes through, because the clouds let him; they don't wrap him up. They let him keep his head high, free. ✨ Toni Morrison (1987). Sula
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