Live or die Quote by Robert Jackson Bennett

“We don't get to choose many things. What happens to us, if we live or die, or who we love. But we can at least choose to admit, sometimes, that things are good. And sometimes, that is enough.” quote by Robert Jackson Bennett — Download Open image

““We don't get to choose many things. What happens to us, if we live or die, or who we love. But we can at least choose to admit, sometimes, that things are good. And sometimes, that is enough.””

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