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Along with being forever on the move, one is forever in a hurry, leaving things inadvertently behind-friend or fishing tackle, old raincoat or old allegiance.

Louis Kronenberger

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Louis Kronenberger
Age: 75 †
Born: 1904
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
Critic
Journalist
Novelist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Friend
Tackle
Behind
Haste
Move
Allegiance
Forever
Hurry
Moving
Fishing
Leaving
Things
Behinds
Raincoat
Time
Along
Inadvertently

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