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> [I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical as they used to be. There was something about the old tent shows, the Big Top, the canvas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-lawrence/i-wish-that-the-circuses-that-were-around-now-felt-like-they-did-then/)

[Francis Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-lawrence/)

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