Among the great struggles of man-good/evil, reason/unreason, etc.-ther…

Salman Rushdie
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Among the great struggles of man-good/evil, reason/unreason, etc.-there is also this mighty conflict between the fantasy of Home and the fantasy of Away, the dream of roots and the mirage of the journey. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2000). The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel, p.55, Macmillan
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Among the great struggles of man-good/evil, reason/unreason, etc.-there is also this mighty conflict between the fantasy of Home and the fantasy of Away, the dream of roots and the mirage of the journey. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2000). The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel, p.55, Macmillan

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