Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

Anyway, nobody bothers with real beginnings anymore. We stopped making up stories about the creation of the world ages ago.

Catherynne M. Valente

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• Anyway, nobody bothers with real beginnings anymore. We stopped making up stories about the creation of the world ages ago.

  

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  • Stories
  • Creation
  • Stopped