The more you covet something, the more certain it is that you'll lose it, and the more devastating the loss will be when it happens-which it will. (Geoff Dyer)

The more you covet something, the more certain it is that you'll lose it, and the more devastating the loss will be when it happens-which it will.

Geoff Dyer

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