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“It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us...on the inside, looking out.” quote by Jonathan Safran Foer — Download Open image

“It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us...on the inside, looking out.”

Jonathan Safran Foer

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