Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

Everything in the world is a boxing match in your heart, between Boldness and Not-Boldness. You let them holler inside you and wallop each other with Arguments For and Against. Then you end by betting on one or the other and that’s how things get decided.

Catherynne M. Valente

• World
• Heart
• Boldness
• Boxing Match
• Not-Boldness

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  Catherynne M. Valente
  • World
  • Heart
  • Boldness