QotD: Wings
- Jun. 6th, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Stand on the top of the cliff
and jump off,
then build you wings
on the way down!
--Ray Bradbury
and jump off,
then build you wings
on the way down!
--Ray Bradbury
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