Just as teardrops, when they are large and round and compassionate, can leave a long strand washed clean … - Muriel Barbery

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Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts

Muriel Barbery

Just as teardrops, when they are large and round and compassionate, can leave a long strand washed clean of discord, the summer rain as it washes away the motionless dust can bring to a person's soul something like endless breathing.

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