Oh well, perhaps when you're my age you'll know the heart is an untrus…

Graham Greene
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Oh well, perhaps when you're my age you'll know the heart is an untrustworthy beast.The mind too,but it doesn't talk about love. ✨ Graham Greene (1971). The Power and the Glory, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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