Adrift Quote by D.H. Lawrence

“And he could go on in life, existing from day to day, without connection and without hope. For he did not know what to do with himself.” quote by D.H. Lawrence — Download Open image

““And he could go on in life, existing from day to day, without connection and without hope. For he did not know what to do with himself.””

D.H. Lawrence

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