Once you have been in an earthquake you know, even if you survive with…

Salman Rushdie
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Once you have been in an earthquake you know, even if you survive without a scratch, that like a stroke in the heart, it remains in the earth's breast, horribly potential, always promising to return, to hit you again, with an even more devastating force. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2000). The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel, p.13, Macmillan
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