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Julian Barnes - What is taken away is greater than the...
What is taken away is greater than the sum of what was there. This may not be mathematically possible; but it is emotionally possible. (Julian Barnes)

What is taken away is greater than the sum of what was there. This may not be mathematically possible; but it is emotionally possible.

Julian Barnes

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