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- Growth has its season. There are spring and summer, but there are also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again. As long as the roots are not severed, all is well and all be well.

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Jerzy Kosinski
Age: 57 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 14
Died: 1991
Died: May 3
Author
Essayist
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Seasons
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Spring
Growth
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