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At moments like this (when found out a friend was getting married, Anm. Red.) I envy those who have found a safe haven, in which to bestow their hearts; or perhaps I envy them for having a heart to bestow. I often feel that I myself am without one, and possess in its stead merely a heart-shaped stone; and am therefore doomed to "wander lonely as a cloud," as Wordsworth has put it.
Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood
Letter from Dr. Jordan to Dr. Murchie
Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood
Letter from Dr. Jordan to Dr. Murchie
nie - 5. Aug, 15:06

