The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of … - Orhan Pamuk

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No matter how beautiful the outside may be, the inside still has feelings and needs that just words don't fulfill.

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The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of all their enmities, people have so very much in common; measured against eternity and the greatness of creation, the world in which they lived was narrow. That's why snow drew people together. It was as if snow cast a veil over hatreds, greed, and wrath and made everyone feel close to one another. -- Snow pg 119

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