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Gertrude Stein Quotes: To know what one knows is frightening to live what one lives is soothing and though everybody likes to be frightened what they really have to have is soothing.
         

To know what one knows is frightening to live what one lives is soothing and though everybody likes to be frightened what they really have to have is soothing.


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