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Lunches are just not good. They take the heart out of the day and the spaciousness from the morning's work.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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May Eleanor Sarton
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Morning
Take
Heart
Work
Good
Lunches
Spaciousness
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Public education was not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite.
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Family life! The United Nations is child's play compared to the tugs and splits and need to understand and forgive in any family.
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