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“He knew then what it was that Liz had given him; the thing that he would have to go back and find if ever he got home to England; it was the caring about little things - the faith in ordinary life; the simplicity that made you break up a bit of bread into a paper bag, walk down to the beach and throw it to the gulls. It was this respect for triviality which he had never been allowed to possess; whether it was bread of the seagulls or love”

John le Carré, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
tags: life, trivial
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
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