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The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: even the simplest food is a gift.

Laurie Colwin

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Laurie Colwin
Age: 48 †
Born: 1944
Born: June 14
Died: 1992
Died: October 24
Author
Novelist
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
Person
Satisfaction
Nourishment
Giving
Safety
Gathering
Even
Ground
Simplest
Gift
Meeting
Source
Table
Food
Tables
Festivity
Place
Meetings
Festivities
Persons
Cooking
Sustenance

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