Love Quote by Darin Strauss

“Love was now a mild streamlet that advanced in drips around my feet; despite how hard I worked at tenderness, I could not drown in a thing that shallow.” quote by Darin Strauss — Download Open image

““Love was now a mild streamlet that advanced in drips around my feet; despite how hard I worked at tenderness, I could not drown in a thing that shallow.””

Darin Strauss

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