We move but our words stand become responsible for more than we intend…

Adrienne Rich
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We move but our words stand become responsible for more than we intended and this is verbal privilege ✨ Adrienne Rich (1993). Your Native Land, Your Life, p.27, W. W. Norton & Company
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We move but our words stand become responsible for more than we intended and this is verbal privilege ✨ Adrienne Rich (1993). Your Native Land, Your Life, p.27, W. W. Norton & Company

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