Baby Quote by Edith Sitwell

“Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby, and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since.” quote by Edith Sitwell — Download Open image

“Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby, and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since.”

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