"Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle."

Death, Being, Old, Struggle

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"Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle."

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"She'll die.' 'Aye. That's a consequence of being alive."

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

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"To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death."

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