She was not crying Which surprised me very much But I understand now T…

Jonathan Safran Foer
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She was not crying Which surprised me very much But I understand now That she had found places For her melancholy That were behind more masks Than only her eyes ✨ Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). Everything Is Illuminated, p.185, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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She was not crying Which surprised me very much But I understand now That she had found places For her melancholy That were behind more masks Than only her eyes ✨ Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). Everything Is Illuminated, p.185, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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