I can't do with mountains at close quarters - they are always in the w…

D. H. Lawrence
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I can't do with mountains at close quarters - they are always in the way, and they are so stupid, never moving and never doing anything but obtrude themselves. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, George J. Zytaruk, James T. Boulton (2002). The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, p.88, Cambridge University Press
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I can't do with mountains at close quarters - they are always in the way, and they are so stupid, never moving and never doing anything but obtrude themselves. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, George J. Zytaruk, James T. Boulton (2002). The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, p.88, Cambridge University Press

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