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- “Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.”Theodore Parker
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- “Personally, I believe "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". I'd rather use film cameras and vinyl records and ca…”Rebecca McNutt
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Books by Guy de Maupassant
Bel-Ami
2003
The works of Guy de Maupassant ..
2006
Mademoiselle Fifi
2006
Pierre et Jean
2006
Afloat
2008