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Wallace Stegner Quotes: Values, both those that we approve and those that we don't, have roots as deep as creosote rings, and live as long and grow as slowly
         

Values, both those that we approve and those that we don't, have roots as deep as creosote rings, and live as long and grow as slowly


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