There is something about the unexpected that moves us. As if the whole of existence is paid for in some way, except for that one moment, which is free. (Rose Tremain)

There is something about the unexpected that moves us. As if the whole of existence is paid for in some way, except for that one moment, which is free.

Rose Tremain

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