Flower Quote by Harry Mulisch

“Perhaps, he thought, true pure love, like all flowers, flourished best with its roots in muck and mud. Perhaps that was a law of life that held everything together.” quote by Harry Mulisch — Download Open image

“Perhaps, he thought, true pure love, like all flowers, flourished best with its roots in muck and mud. Perhaps that was a law of life that held everything together.”

Harry Mulisch

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