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A body without bones would be a limp impossible mess, so a day without steady routine would be disruptive and chaotic.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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Poet
Writer
May Eleanor Sarton
Bones
Impossible
Limp
Body
Disruptive
Without
Chaotic
Would
Ritual
Steady
Routine
Mess

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