“Each morning when the sun comes up, cresting the horizon and stretching shadows across the sand, every gazelle and every lion opens their eyes. They all understand something. Every gazelle wakes knowing that to survive the day they gotta run faster than the slowest gazelle in the herd. And every lion wakes knowing that to survive the day they gotta run faster than the fastest lion in the pack. That’s life, young lady.” Livia stared at him. “So the fastest lion gets the slowest gazelle? That’s the point?” “No.” Randy stood and headed for the showers. “The point is that no matter who you are, you gotta wake up runnin’.”
― The Girl Who Was Taken
― The Girl Who Was Taken
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