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A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.

David Steindl-Rast

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David Steindl-Rast
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 12
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Vienna
Austria
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