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The experience of life teaches us that being like someone in love is more real, because everything is uncertain.
Abbas Kiarostami
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Abbas Kiarostami
Age: 75 †
Born: 1940
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: January 1
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As long as I take the responsibility of the choice, I have to make the choice that is as right as possible.
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