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Quote of the day, via John Updike

March 26, 2018April 4, 2018 ~ Chris

“What is the past, after all, but a vast sheet of darkness in which a few moments, pricked apparently at random, shine?” — John Updike

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Sybil Garcia says:

March 27, 2018 at 1:09 am

Touching! So true.

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