Foreign language Quote by Elizabeth Wein

“I need complicated railroad journeys and people speaking to me in foreign languages to keep me happy. I want to see the world and write stories about everything I see.” quote by Elizabeth Wein — Download Open image

““I need complicated railroad journeys and people speaking to me in foreign languages to keep me happy. I want to see the world and write stories about everything I see.””

Elizabeth Wein

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