Shattered glass Quote by Daniel Alarcón

““Heartbreak is like shattered glass: while it's impossible that two pieces could splinter in precisely the same pattern, in he end, it doesn't matter, because the effect is identical.””

Daniel Alarcón

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Shattered glass

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