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When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.

Muriel Barbery

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Muriel Barbery
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 28
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Anfa
Things
Tea
Greatness
Becomes
Takes
Small
Ability
Place
Heart
Ritual

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