Why do beautiful songs make you sad?' 'Because they aren't true.' 'Nev…

Jonathan Safran Foer
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Why do beautiful songs make you sad?' 'Because they aren't true.' 'Never?' 'Nothing is beautiful and true. ✨ Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel, p.43, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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