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The only thing worse than being sad is for others to know you are sad.
Jonathan Safran Foer
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Jonathan Safran Foer
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 21
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But come. No explaining or mending. Be beside me somewhere.
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I missed you even when I was with you. That’s been my problem. I miss what I already have, and I surround myself with things that are missing.
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