What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was h…

Bernhard Schlink
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What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatever. ✨ Bernhard Schlink (2001). The Reader, p.217, Vintage
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