Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the pas…

Salman Rushdie
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Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2010). Midnight's Children, p.229, Random House
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