He knew what he knew: that the real world was full of magic, so magica…

Salman Rushdie
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He knew what he knew: that the real world was full of magic, so magical worlds could easily be real. ✨ Salman Rushdie (1990). Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Penguin Books
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