And perhaps in this is the whole difference; perhaps all the wisdom, a…

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And perhaps in this is the whole difference; perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible. ✨ Joseph Conrad (2015). Heart of Darkness, p.112, eKitap Projesi
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And perhaps in this is the whole difference; perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible. ✨ Joseph Conrad (2015). Heart of Darkness, p.112, eKitap Projesi

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