It is personal. That's what an education does. It makes the world pers…

Cormac McCarthy
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It is personal. That's what an education does. It makes the world personal. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2011). The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form, p.10, Pan Macmillan
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It is personal. That's what an education does. It makes the world personal. ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2011). The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form, p.10, Pan Macmillan

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