The birds suffer their suffering each in a lifetime, forgetting it as …

Guy Davenport
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The birds suffer their suffering each in a lifetime, forgetting it as they go. ✨ Guy Davenport (2013). The Guy Davenport Reader, p.61, Counterpoint
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