The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. (Thomas Hardy)

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.

Thomas Hardy

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