Even if people laughed at the notion of goodness, if they found it sen…

Colum McCann
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Even if people laughed at the notion of goodness, if they found it sentimental, or nostalgic, it didn't matter -- it was none of those things, he said, and it had to be fought for. ✨ Colum McCann (2009). Let The Great World Spin, p.128, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Even if people laughed at the notion of goodness, if they found it sentimental, or nostalgic, it didn't matter -- it was none of those things, he said, and it had to be fought for. ✨ Colum McCann (2009). Let The Great World Spin, p.128, Bloomsbury Publishing

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