Narcissus and Goldmund (1930)
“There was an unexpected freedom in
finding out that one wasn't as important as one had always assumed!”
Source: The Palace of Illusions
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 19
novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist 1956Related quotes
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Variant: i am convinced that no one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone.
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