"She was not filled up with the sight……" — Catherynne M. Valente
"She was not filled up with the sight of him, the way she had seen her sisters fill up, like silk balloons, like wineskins. Instead, he seemed to land heavily within her, like a black stone falling."
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237 Quotes by Catherynne M. Valente
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