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City-of-thieves Quote by David Benioff

“It made me happy that poems are referred to in the present tense even when the poet is in the past tense.” quote by David Benioff — Download Open image

““It made me happy that poems are referred to in the present tense even when the poet is in the past tense.””

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I've never flown a kite.

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You're a writer. Make it up.

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the lonliest sound in the world is other people making love.

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