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James Thurber, The 13 Clocks Quotes: Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
         

Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.


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Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
         



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