Tad Williams Quotes

'Is this being in love?' he suddenly wondered? It was nothing like the ballads he had heard sung-this was more irritating than uplifting.

Tad Williams

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• 'Is this being in love?' he suddenly wondered? It was nothing like the ballads he had heard sung-this was more irritating than uplifting.

  

  Tad Williams
  • Uplifting