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Imagination seems to be a glory and a misery, a blessing and a curse. Adam, to his sorrow, lacked it. Eve, to her sorrow, possessed it. Had both been blessed - or cursed - with it, there would have been much keener competition for the apple.

Stella Benson

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Stella Benson
Age: 41 †
Born: 1892
Born: January 6
Died: 1933
Died: December 7
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