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The truth is that I feel totally helpless, or totally inconsolable, to be more honest. I’m not trying to hide it, but it’s something you’re not to worry about.

Jostein Gaarder

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Jostein Gaarder
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 8
Author
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
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Writer
Oslo
Norway
Honest
Worry
Fear
Truth
Inconsolable
Feel
Helpless
Feels
Hide
Trying
Something
Totally

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