Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

Yet humanity could not conceive. It tried and tried, and called mighty wizards from every corner of its earthly kingdom, but no child came. Many mourned, and said that a child was a terrible idea to begin with, ...

Catherynne M. Valente

• Humanity
• Tried
• Conceive
• Wizards
• No Child

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• Yet humanity could not conceive. It tried and tried, and called mighty wizards from every corner of its earthly kingdom, but no child came. Many mourned, and said that a child was a terrible idea to begin with, ...

  

  Catherynne M. Valente
  • Humanity
  • Tried
  • Conceive