A sigh isn't just a sigh. We inhale the world and breathe out meaning.…

Salman Rushdie
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A sigh isn't just a sigh. We inhale the world and breathe out meaning. While we can. While we can. ✨ Salman Rushdie (1995). The Moor's last sigh
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