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Hope, politeness, the blowing of a nose, the squeak of a boot, all produce “boum.” - E.M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
Attribution: E.M. (Edward Morgan) Forster (1879–1970), British novelist, essayist. A Passage to India, pt. II, ch. 14 (1924). Description of the echo in the Marabar Caves.

Categories: Absence, Essayist, Noises

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