Hephaistion was thinking how fragile his rib cage seemed, h… - Mary Renault

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Hephaistion was thinking how fragile his rib cage seemed, how terrible were the warring desires to cherish and to crush it.

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Mary Renault (born Mary Challans, 4 September 1905 – 13 December 1983) was an English writer most famous for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.

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Birth Name: Eileen Mary Challans

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Hephaistion was thinking how fragile his rib cage seemed, how terrible were the warring desires to cherish and to crush it. - Mary Renault

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