that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity. — Lily Gardner, A Bitch Called Hope
that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity. — Lily Gardner, A Bitch Called Hope
that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity. — Lily Gardner, A Bitch Called Hope
that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity. — Lily Gardner, A Bitch Called Hope
that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity. — Lily Gardner, A Bitch Called Hope
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that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity.

— Lily Gardner, A Bitch Called Hope
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