There is no reason why a king should be rich or a rich man should be a…

Gertrude Stein
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There is no reason why a king should be rich or a rich man should be a king, no reason at all. ✨ Gertrude Stein (2004). Look at Me Now and Here I Am: Writings and Lectures, 1911-1945, Peter Owen Publishers
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There is no reason why a king should be rich or a rich man should be a king, no reason at all. ✨ Gertrude Stein (2004). Look at Me Now and Here I Am: Writings and Lectures, 1911-1945, Peter Owen Publishers

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