“We came in the wind of the carnival. A wind of change, or promises. The merry wind, the magical wind, making March hares of everyone, tumbling blossoms and coat-tails and hats; rushing towards summer in a frenzy of exuberance.”

—  Joanne Harris, book The Lollipop Shoes

Source: The Lollipop Shoes

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