“Sometimes I despair, Ellat. Will I ever be able to surprise you?” “Yes. If you’d listen to me, ever, it… — Sheri S. Tepper
“Sometimes I despair, Ellat. Will I ever be able to surprise you?”
“Yes. If you’d listen to me, ever, it would surprise me enormously.”
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