"The wild women in his lap,' my father enthused, 'laying their breasts on his head.'There was a moment of stunned silence. Then my mother spoke slowly,...

There is a great difference between a gift given freely, and one that's meant to tie you to a man.
~ Patrick Rothfuss ~












There is a great difference between a gift given freely, and one that's meant to tie you to a man.

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