Consciousness Quote by Zadie Smith

“When people use that stream of consciousness, it's kind of just a term they use for anything that looks slightly different on the page.” quote by Zadie Smith — Download Open image

“When people use that stream of consciousness, it's kind of just a term they use for anything that looks slightly different on the page.”

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