Crystal
Crystal dreams of a home and family - and the Morrises seem perfect. Karl and Thelma make her feel wanted and secure for the first time in her short life. But in her new home, sadness is banished to the back of the closet...and no one is prepared when a shocking tragedy comes rattling at the door.
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Famous quotes containing the word crystal:
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Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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