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Quote by Georges Duhamel
The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and str

The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it? – Georges Duhamel

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Do not trust your memory it is a net full of holes the most beautiful prizes slip through it. – Georges Duhamel

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