Whole world Quote by Jostein Gaarder

“Wasn’t the whole world a magic picture which added to itself? For the world changed all the time. It was never completely finished.” quote by Jostein Gaarder — Download Open image

““Wasn’t the whole world a magic picture which added to itself? For the world changed all the time. It was never completely finished.””

Jostein Gaarder

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