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Climbing Quote by Cy Twombly

“And we who have always thought of happiness climbing, would feel the emotion that almost startles when happiness falls.” quote by Cy Twombly — Download Open image

“And we who have always thought of happiness climbing, would feel the emotion that almost startles when happiness falls.”

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