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instant intimacy was too often followed by disillusion.

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
Disillusion
Followed
Intimacy
Instant
Often

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making order out of disorder any time, anywhere, can be regarded as a sacrament.
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