Famous quote by Djuna Barnes

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"We are beginning to wonder whether a servant girl hasn't the best of it after all. She knows how the salad tastes without the dressing, and she knows how life's lived before it gets to the parlor door"

- Djuna Barnes

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This quote is written / told by Djuna Barnes between June 12, 1892 and June 18, 1982. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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