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It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were n

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"It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were not natural wonders, coming of themselves like grass"

- Eudora Welty

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This quote is written / told by Eudora Welty between April 13, 1909 and July 23, 2001. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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