A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and y…

Julian Barnes
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A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel. ✨ Julian Barnes (1984). Flaubert's parrot, Vintage
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A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel. ✨ Julian Barnes (1984). Flaubert's parrot, Vintage

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