"What are you doing to me?” he asked the crow, tearful. Teaching you how to fly. “I can’t fly!” You’re flying right now. “I’m falling!” Every flight be...

Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.
~ George R. R. Martin ~












Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a l...
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