Dreamer Quote by John Edgar Wideman

“We're dreamers and - since we only have one life, and if we screw up we can get in a world of trouble - we're very intense dreamers.” quote by John Edgar Wideman — Download Open image

“We're dreamers and - since we only have one life, and if we screw up we can get in a world of trouble - we're very intense dreamers.”

John Edgar Wideman

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