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What We Search For In Fiction Is Not So Much Reality, But The Epiphany Of Truth.
-Azar Nafisi
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What We Search For In Fiction Is
Azar Nafisi
What We Search For In Fiction Is Not So Much Reality, But The Epiphany Of Truth.
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