The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we — John Burnside, The Dumb House
The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we — John Burnside, The Dumb House
The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we — John Burnside, The Dumb House
The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we — John Burnside, The Dumb House
The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we — John Burnside, The Dumb House
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The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we live in sight of a rational space, a possible harmony.

— John Burnside, The Dumb House
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