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If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one
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"If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart"

- Edmund Wilson

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Edmund Wilson between May 8, 1895 and June 12, 1972. He/she was a famous Critic from USA. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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