Sometimes I think the purpose of life is to reconcile us to its eventu…

Julian Barnes
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Sometimes I think the purpose of life is to reconcile us to its eventual loss by wearing us down, by proving, however long it takes, that life isn't all it's cracked up to be. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.105, Random House
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Sometimes I think the purpose of life is to reconcile us to its eventual loss by wearing us down, by proving, however long it takes, that life isn't all it's cracked up to be. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.105, Random House

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