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Mary Roberts Rinehart Quotes: What a tragedy it was that the only thing age could offer to youth was its own experience, and that the experiences of others were never profitable.
         

What a tragedy it was that the only thing age could offer to youth was its own experience, and that the experiences of others were never profitable.


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