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There is always something else to do. A gardener should have nine times as many lives as a cat.
Vita Sackville-West
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Vita Sackville-West
Age: 70 †
Born: 1892
Born: March 9
Died: 1962
Died: June 2
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What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.
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