Empty streets Quote by Christina Stead

“Her poverty was naked on the empty streets, and if no one walked abroad she felt all the more ghastly, like a wretched sinner in the sight of God.” quote by Christina Stead — Download Open image

““Her poverty was naked on the empty streets, and if no one walked abroad she felt all the more ghastly, like a wretched sinner in the sight of God.””

Christina Stead

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