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Edna Ferber Quotes: Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.
         

Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.


Edna Ferber
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