Bears Quote by Diane Setterfield

“What good is truth, at midnight, in the dark, when the wind is roaring like a bear in the chimney?” quote by Diane Setterfield — Download Open image

“What good is truth, at midnight, in the dark, when the wind is roaring like a bear in the chimney?”

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