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I think people like me are in a relatively privileged position because we have to some extent chosen to live in foreign places. i would always make the distinction between those who are exiles in terms of being thrown out of the place they want to be, and others who are exiles in terms of going toward a place they would rather be.
-Pico Iyer
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Pico Iyer
I think people like me are in a relatively privileged position because we have to some extent chosen to live in foreign places. i would always make the distinction between those who are exiles in terms of being thrown out of the place they want to be, and others who are exiles in terms of going toward a place they would rather be.
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