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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave The artist says to the cosmos: All I ask is infinite love-is that so very wrong? And the cosmos doesn't even bother to respond. - Quote by John Lanchester

The artist says to the cosmos: All I ask is infinite love-is that so very wrong? And the cosmos doesn’t even bother to respond.

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