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“It's really fine that you found a good archivist to do the basically difficult and at times harrowing work of cleaning out old papers. I hope you keep her digging into all the old boxes as long as there is ONE left.” quote by M.F.K. Fisher — Download Open image

““It's really fine that you found a good archivist to do the basically difficult and at times harrowing work of cleaning out old papers. I hope you keep her digging into all the old boxes as long as there is ONE left.””

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“...after rare beef and wine, when the lobes turn red, was the time to ask favours or tell bad news.”

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“I live with carpe diem engrave on my heart.”

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“We sink too easily into stupid and overfed sensuality, our bodies thickening even more quickly than our minds.”

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