Quote by Markus Zusak

If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter.

If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love w

Summary

This quote expresses the desire for someone to go back to a time when they were blissfully unaware of love, and were able to experience and feel it without fully understanding or realizing its true nature. The speaker longs for the innocence and simplicity of mistaking love for laughter, highlighting the bittersweet nostalgia of a time when emotions were more easily experienced and when love could be found in the simplest moments of joy and amusement.

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Love Laughter Childhood Oblivious

By Markus Zusak

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