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When you live without your own language you feel weightless and, at the same...
Author:
Jhumpa Lahiri
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In Other Words
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When you live without your own language you feel weightless and, at the same time, overloaded. You breathe another type of air, at a different altitude. You are always aware of the difference.
( Jhumpa Lahiri )
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