Instead of singing in the shower, I would write out the lyrics of my f…

Jonathan Safran Foer
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Instead of singing in the shower, I would write out the lyrics of my favourite songs, the ink would turn the water blue or red or green, and the music would run down my legs. ✨ Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel, p.18, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Instead of singing in the shower, I would write out the lyrics of my favourite songs, the ink would turn the water blue or red or green, and the music would run down my legs. ✨ Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel, p.18, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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