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Bridges Quote by Ian Mcewan

“She would simply wait on the bridge, calm and obstinate,…” quote by Ian Mcewan — Download Open image

“She would simply wait on the bridge, calm and obstinate, until events, real events, not her own fantasies, roe to her challenge, and dispelled her insignificance.”

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