The better work men do is always done under stress and at great person…

William Carlos Williams
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The better work men do is always done under stress and at great personal cost. ✨ William Carlos Williams (1991). The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams, p.188, New Directions Publishing
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The better work men do is always done under stress and at great personal cost. ✨ William Carlos Williams (1991). The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams, p.188, New Directions Publishing

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