October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to…

Thomas Merton
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October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything at all. You go to college, and every course in the catalogue looks wonderful. ✨ Thomas Merton (1974). A Thomas Merton Reader, Image
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