At night too, she puzzled the mystery of her desperate need of kindness. As other girls prayed for… — Anaïs Nin
At night too, she puzzled the mystery of her desperate need of kindness. As other girls prayed for handsomeness in a lover, or for wealth, or for power, or for poetry, she had prayed fervently: let him be kind.
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