Belts Quote by Walter Dean Myers

“They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can’t kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live is part of the punishment.” quote by Walter Dean Myers — Download Open image

“They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can’t kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live is part of the punishment.”

Walter Dean Myers

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