"September knew a number of curse words, most……" — Catherynne M. Valente
"September knew a number of curse words, most of which she heard the girls at school saying in the bathrooms, in hushed voices, as if the words could make things happen just by being spoken, as if they were fairy words, and had to be handled just so."
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Catherynne M. Valente
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237 Quotes by Catherynne M. Valente
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