"Sorrow ages you prematurely. When you're in..." - Quote by David Viscott
Sorrow ages you prematurely. When you're in emotional debt, you're pessimistic about the future and, even in your green years, long to return to the past to remedy the shortfalls of love and opportunity you suffered.
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