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Men are monopolists of stars, garters, buttons and other shining baubles- unfit to be the guardians of another person's happiness.

Marianne Moore

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Marianne Moore
Age: 84 †
Born: 1887
Born: November 15
Died: 1972
Died: February 5
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Marianne Craig Moore
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