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“Wisdom is for the meek,' he returns. 'And it seldom helps them as much as they believe it will. After all, as wise as you are, you still married Locke. Of course, perhaps you are wiser than even that- perhaps you're so wise you made yourself a widow, too.” quote by Holly Black — Download Open image

““Wisdom is for the meek,' he returns. 'And it seldom helps them as much as they believe it will. After all, as wise as you are, you still married Locke. Of course, perhaps you are wiser than even that- perhaps you're so wise you made yourself a widow, too.””

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