Make as much racket as you like people. Noise is life and an excess of…

Salman Rushdie
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Make as much racket as you like people. Noise is life and an excess of noise is a sign that life is good. There will be time for us all to be quiet when we are safely dead. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2008). The Enchantress of Florence, p.30, Random House
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Make as much racket as you like people. Noise is life and an excess of noise is a sign that life is good. There will be time for us all to be quiet when we are safely dead. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2008). The Enchantress of Florence, p.30, Random House

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