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“Korkmanın, dehşete düşmekten daha iyi olduğu söylenir. Korkuyorum ve dehşet içindeyim. Bu da tam anlamıyla yeni bir deneyim. Günlerdir yalan içinde yaşıyoruz, ben yalan söylemiyorum, günün kendisi yalancı, zaman, oda, hava, soluğum yalancı, kirpiklerimin arasındaki boşluk, bacaklarımın arası da yalancı, dürüstlüğüm de yalancı çünkü daha büyük bir yalanın egemenliği altındayız.”

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The Book of Hrabal

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