Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it was best to let words die of their own accord, rather than fight them.

Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it...
Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it...
Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it...
Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it...
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When people decide to never say anything, they often regret it. But when they decide to let their words die of their own accord, they can often learn something. Maisie later learned that her mother was a writer, and she used to watch her mother write for hours on end. After a while, she started writing stories of her own.

Source: In This Grave Hour

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