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“It was disconcerting for the novel to seem so different when I re-read it. Of course we are a different person each time we open a book to read it again; we can never really experience it in the same way, just as we can never step into the same stream twice.”

Quote by Ramona Koval

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Ramona Koval is a renowned broadcaster, born in 1954. She is known for her in-depth interview style and her focus on social issues. more

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