Gabrielle Zevin Quotes

And I was crying for gravity. It had sent me down the stairs, and I'd thought that meant something, but maybe it was just the direction that all things tend to flow.

Gabrielle Zevin

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  Gabrielle Zevin
  • Crying
  • Cry
  • Flow