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[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.
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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Victoria Mary Sackville-West
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Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.
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It is dreadful how I miss you, and everything that everybody says seems flat and stupid.
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