There has always been, for me, this other world, this second world to fall back on--a more reliable world in so far as it does not hide that its premise is illusion.

Graham Swift
There has always been, for me, this other world, this...
There has always been, for me, this other world, this...
There has always been, for me, this other world, this...
There has always been, for me, this other world, this...
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"There has always been, for me, this other world, this second world to fall back on--a more reliable world in so far as it does not hide that its premise is illusion." This quote by the American writer and poet Thomas Merton captures the idea of falling back on faith. You can’t depend on anyone or anything to make your life better, but the fact that there is another world out there to rely on helps you cope with the messiness of life.

Source: Ever After

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