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Upon Quotes by Jane Smiley
- After a long day, folk rest at night. After a long summer, folk play games and sit about in the winter. After a long life…
- I readily admit it is easy to make of horses what we will. Silent, in some ways reserved, they allow us to train them, and…
- Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And…
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