Colm Tóibín quote: For the first time in years, she felt the deep sadness of exile, knowing that she was alone here, an ...

For the first time in years, she felt the deep sadness of exile, knowing that she was alone here, an outsider, and too alert to the ironies, the niceties, the manners, and indeed, the morals to be able to participate.

~ Colm Tóibín ~

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