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Charm Quote by Gene Wolfe

“So powerful is the charm of words, which for us reduces to manageable entities all the passions that would otherwise madden and destroy us.” quote by Gene Wolfe — Download Open image

“So powerful is the charm of words, which for us reduces to manageable entities all the passions that would otherwise madden and destroy us.”

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