It's only a world, after all, and they're just sand grains in the dese…

Neil Gaiman
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It's only a world, after all, and they're just sand grains in the desert, worlds. ✨ Neil Gaiman (2013). The Ocean at the End of the Lane, p.141, Hachette UK
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