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The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection -even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano -is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
Logan Pearsall Smith
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Logan Pearsall Smith
Age: 80 †
Born: 1865
Born: October 18
Died: 1946
Died: March 2
Author
Literary Critic
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Millville
New Jersey
Lloyd Logan Pearsall Smith
Though
Piano
Nothing
Pursuit
Giving
Star
Even
Perfection
Life
Meaning
Unavailing
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Indefatigable
Alone
Pounding
Stars
Unattainable
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