We're not in a fairytale story. This is not a movie. Scriptwriters don't write our fates. We do.
Experience is a great teacher, and we were then in her school, and learned that while hope offers the faintest token of refuge, we pause upon the fearful brink of eternity, and look back for rescue.
Narrative Of My Captivity Among The Sioux Indians
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Experience is a great teacher, and we were then in her school, and learned that while hope offers the faintest token of refuge, we pause upon the fearful brink of eternity, and look back for rescue.
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