You cannot but learn more of the world's heft, as you take it now into…

John Updike
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You cannot but learn more of the world's heft, as you take it now into your hands. ✨ John Updike (2011). Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism, p.479, Random House
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You cannot but learn more of the world's heft, as you take it now into your hands. ✨ John Updike (2011). Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism, p.479, Random House

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