Capture Quote by Lucy Grealy

“Sometimes the briefest moments capture us, force us to take them in, and demand that we live the rest of our lives in reference to them.” quote by Lucy Grealy — Download Open image

“Sometimes the briefest moments capture us, force us to take them in, and demand that we live the rest of our lives in reference to them.”

Lucy Grealy

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