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I know that the hopes of this whole human world can fit inside one soul.

Chris Cleave

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Chris Cleave
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 14
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Human
Humans
Whole
World
Hopes
Fit
Inside
Soul

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So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.
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