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John Updike Quotes: Life, too much of it, and not enough. The fear that it will end some day, and the fear that tomorrow will be the same as yesterday.
         

Life, too much of it, and not enough. The fear that it will end some day, and the fear that tomorrow will be the same as yesterday.


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