Her mind was an hotel where facts came and went like transient lodgers…

Edith Wharton
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Her mind was an hotel where facts came and went like transient lodgers, without leaving their address behind, and frequently without paying for their board. ✨ Edith Wharton (2012). Short Stories, p.90, Courier Corporation
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Her mind was an hotel where facts came and went like transient lodgers, without leaving their address behind, and frequently without paying for their board. ✨ Edith Wharton (2012). Short Stories, p.90, Courier Corporation

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