And fourteen-fourteen is such a fearful age, when you find out so fast what you're capable of being, but also what a toll the world expects. (Ursula K. Le Guin)

And fourteen-fourteen is such a fearful age, when you find out so fast what you're capable of being, but also what a toll the world expects.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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