Kitsch causes two tears to flow in quick succession. The first tear sa…

Milan Kundera
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Kitsch causes two tears to flow in quick succession. The first tear says: How nice to see children running on the grass! The second tear says: How nice to be moved, together with all mankind, by children running on the grass! ✨ The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Book by Milan Kundera, 1984.
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Kitsch causes two tears to flow in quick succession. The first tear says: How nice to see children running on the grass! The second tear says: How nice to be moved, together with all mankind, by children running on the grass! ✨ The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Book by Milan Kundera, 1984.

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