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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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A house that does not have one warm, comfy chair in it is soulless.
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It is a waste of time to see people who have only a social surface to show. I will make every effort to find out the real person, but if I can't, then I am upset and cross. Time wasted is poison.
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It is curious how any making of order makes one feel mentally ordered, ordered inside.
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