Aging Quote by Stewart O'Nan

“Domine ad adjuvandum me festina , they sang. O Lord, make haste to save me. It was true, they felt that urgency now, the need to finally make things right, or as right as they could be. They had only so much time.” quote by Stewart O'Nan — Download Open image

““ Domine ad adjuvandum me festina , they sang. O Lord, make haste to save me. It was true, they felt that urgency now, the need to finally make things right, or as right as they could be. They had only so much time.””

Stewart O'Nan

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