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If our planet has seen some eighty billion people it is difficult to suppose hat every individual has had his or her own repertory of gestures. arithmetically, it is simply impossible. without the slightest doubt, there are far fewer gestures in the world than there are individuals. that finding leads us to a shocking conclusion: a gesture is more individual than an individual. we could put it in the form of an aphorism: many people, few gestures.
-Milan Kundera
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If Our Planet Has Seen Some Eighty

Milan Kundera
If our planet has seen some eighty billion people it is difficult to suppose hat every individual has had his or her own repertory of gestures. arithmetically, it is simply impossible. without the slightest doubt, there are far fewer gestures in the world than there are individuals. that finding leads us to a shocking conclusion: a gesture is more individual than an individual. we could put it in the form of an aphorism: many people, few gestures.
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