They walked through the rainy dark like gaunt ghosts, and Garraty didn't like to look at them. They were the walking dead.
... Remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withold or bestow it is a power, perhaps the greatest.
The Handmaid's Tale
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... Remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withold or bestow it is a power, perhaps the greatest.
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