Freedom Quote by Chloe Rattray

“This is just the way life is – sometimes cruel, sometimes beautiful, all the time confusing and frightening and exhilarating – and we just have to deal with it. That’s what freedom is.” quote by Chloe Rattray — Download Open image

““This is just the way life is – sometimes cruel, sometimes beautiful, all the time confusing and frightening and exhilarating – and we just have to deal with it. That’s what freedom is.””

Chloe Rattray

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