Every night when I go to bed I think, In the morning I will wake up in…

Margaret Atwood
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Every night when I go to bed I think, In the morning I will wake up in my own house and things will be back the way they were. It hasn’t happened this morning, either. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2016). The Handmaid's Tale, p.305, Random House
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Every night when I go to bed I think, In the morning I will wake up in my own house and things will be back the way they were. It hasn’t happened this morning, either. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2016). The Handmaid's Tale, p.305, Random House

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