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I cannot abide the Mr. and Mrs. Noah attitude towards marriage the animals went in two by two, forever stuck together with glue.
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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[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.
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I miss you even more than I could have believed and I was prepared to miss you a good deal.
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April, the angel of the months, the young love of the year.
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Autumn in felted slipper shuffles on, Muted yet fiery.--Vita Sackville-West
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