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Oskar schell: if the sun were to explode, you wouldn't even know about it for 8 minutes because thats how long it takes for light to travel to us. for eight minutes the world would still be bright and it would still feel warm. it was a year since my dad died and i could feel my eight minutes with him... were running out.
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Oskar Schell: If The Sun Were To

Jonathan Safran Foer
Oskar schell: if the sun were to explode, you wouldn't even know about it for 8 minutes because thats how long it takes for light to travel to us. for eight minutes the world would still be bright and it would still feel warm. it was a year since my dad died and i could feel my eight minutes with him... were running out.
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