"It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work th...

Take advantage of it now, while you are young, and suffer all you can, because these things don't last your whole life.
~ Gabriel García Márquez ~












Take advantage of it now, while you are young, and suffer all you can, because these things don't la...
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