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Quote by Don Marquis
Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose-petal down th

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose-petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis

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The most pleasant and useful persons are those who leave some of the problems of the universe for God to worry about. – Don Marquis

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