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Gestalt Quote by May Sarton

“Wrinkles here and there seem unimportant compared to the Gestalt…” quote by May Sarton — Download Open image

“Wrinkles here and there seem unimportant compared to the Gestalt of the whole person I have become in this past year.”

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