Dreams Quote by James Lee Burke

“There's another way to put it. Sometimes your luck runs out and you have to accept that the life you planned was a dream written on water.” quote by James Lee Burke — Download Open image

““There's another way to put it. Sometimes your luck runs out and you have to accept that the life you planned was a dream written on water.””

James Lee Burke

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