Every action is an idea before it is an action, and perhaps a feeling …

Wallace Stegner
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Every action is an idea before it is an action, and perhaps a feeling before it is an idea, and every idea rests upon other ideas that have preceded it in time. ✨ Wallace Earle Stegner (1995). Where the bluebird sings to the lemonade springs: living and writing in the West, Random House Value Pub
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Every action is an idea before it is an action, and perhaps a feeling before it is an idea, and every idea rests upon other ideas that have preceded it in time. ✨ Wallace Earle Stegner (1995). Where the bluebird sings to the lemonade springs: living and writing in the West, Random House Value Pub

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