Children Quote by Mona Simpson

“Even more than we want good love for ourselves, we want it for our children, those vulnerable satellites of our hearts that we send, unsteady, into the world.” quote by Mona Simpson — Download Open image

“Even more than we want good love for ourselves, we want it for our children, those vulnerable satellites of our hearts that we send, unsteady, into the world.”

Mona Simpson

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