Happens Quote by Theodore Roethke

“Let others probe the mystery if they can.Time-harried prisoners of Shall and Will -The right thing happens to the happy man.” quote by Theodore Roethke — Download Open image

“Let others probe the mystery if they can.Time-harried prisoners of Shall and Will -The right thing happens to the happy man.”

Theodore Roethke

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