Capacity Quote by Patricia Highsmith

“I know you have it in you, Guy," Anne said suddenly at the end of a silence, "the capacity to be terribly happy.” quote by Patricia Highsmith — Download Open image

“I know you have it in you, Guy," Anne said suddenly at the end of a silence, "the capacity to be terribly happy.”

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