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The truly ambitious are always as busy on the landings as they are breathless on the stairs.

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
Truly
Always
Landings
Breathless
Landing
Stairs
Ambitious
Busy

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