“We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.”
Source: The Light That Failed
“They stared at each other, wanting each other, drawn to each other, but their silent shout of love went unheard in the roar of misunderstanding, and the clatter of culturally ingrained beliefs.”
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Jean M. Auel
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The Mammoth Hunters
Source: The Mammoth Hunters
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