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Time heals all things but one: Time.

Cynthia Ozick

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Cynthia Ozick
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: April 17
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Heals
Heal
Things
Time

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Two things remain irretrievable: time and a first impression.
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The ordinary is the divine.
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The engineering is secondary to the vision.
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In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.
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