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"Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks."

Jean Rhys, English Novelist

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"Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks."

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"Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere."

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