Had my life increased, or merely added to itself? There had been addit…

Julian Barnes
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Had my life increased, or merely added to itself? There had been addition and subtraction in my life, but how much multiplication? ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.88, Random House
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