Count yourself lucky,” the potter went on, "that you have understood this now and not spent your years in vain hope. This much have you learned, and no learning is wasted. (Lloyd Alexander)

Count yourself lucky,” the potter went on, "that you have understood this now and not spent your years in vain hope. This much have you learned, and no learning is wasted.

Lloyd Alexander

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