We know of the poverty about us, of the work and worry, but we know of a degree of freedom, of a stunted beauty.
BEN ROBERTSON
BEN ROBERTSON
Ben Robertson
Ben Robertson6 quotes“We know of the poverty about us, of the work and worry, but we know of a degree of freedom, of a stunted beauty.”
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