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There are noble books but one wants the breath of life sometimes. And I see no divine person. I myself am more divine than any I see I think that is enough to say about them.

Margaret Fuller

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Margaret Fuller
Age: 40 †
Born: 1810
Born: May 23
Died: 1850
Died: July 19
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Cambridge
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