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Love is our human miracle.

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
Humans
Love
Miracle
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It is, I assume, quite easy to wither into old age, and hard to grow into it.
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Without anxiety life would have very little savor.
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Solitude is one thing and loneliness is another.
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