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Existence Quote by Zoë Heller

“When you live alone, your furnishings, your possessions, are always confronting you with the thinness of your existence.” quote by Zoë Heller — Download Open image

“When you live alone, your furnishings, your possessions, are always confronting you with the thinness of your existence.”

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