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We are different, my friend. We are visionaries. A monkey looks up and sees and banana, and that is as far as he looks. But a visionary looks up and sees the moon.
We are different, my friend. We are visionaries. A monkey looks up and sees and banana, and that is as far as he looks. But a visionary looks up and sees the moon.
Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
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- Eoin Colfer
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- Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
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