Words move, turning over like tumbling clowns; like certain books and like fleas, they possess activity. All men … - Rose Macaulay

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I'm actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.

Rose Macaulay

Words move, turning over like tumbling clowns; like certain books and like fleas, they possess activity. All men equally have the right to say, 'This word shall bear this meaning,' and see if they can get it across. It is a sporting game, which all can play, only all cannot win.

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Still I sojourn here, alone and palely loitering, though the sedge is withered from the lake and no birds sing. For I sent the bath towel to the wash this morning, and omitted to put out another. I have no towel.

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