Arbitrary Quote by Winston Graham

“Youth was so mercilessly hard in its decisions; it had its own unyielding standards and had not yet learned enough to know that time would prove them arbitrary.” quote by Winston Graham — Download Open image

“Youth was so mercilessly hard in its decisions; it had its own unyielding standards and had not yet learned enough to know that time would prove them arbitrary.”

Winston Graham

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