Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

He tried to reconstruct the story in his mind, but it kept getting confused, bleeding into itself like watercolors.

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• He tried to reconstruct the story in his mind, but it kept getting confused, bleeding into itself like watercolors.

  

  Catherynne M. Valente
  • Mind
  • Story
  • Confused