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The fascinating thing about ideals is that no sooner have we gained a desired peak than we find farther and higher peaks beyond. The thrilling adventure never ends.

Alice Hegan Rice

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Alice Hegan Rice
Age: 72 †
Born: 1870
Born: January 11
Died: 1942
Died: February 10
Novelist
Writer
Shelbyville
Kentucky
Alice Caldwell Hegan
Ideals
Peaks
Adventure
Peak
Beyond
Farther
Higher
Desired
Ends
Thrilling
Find
Gained
Thing
Sooner
Never
Fascinating

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