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“Moonbeams on the dewy wet roofs gave a blue eerie light of the consistency of sea-shells, looking as if it could be scraped off with a knife.”
― Elizabeth Myers, A Well Full of Leaves

“I recognise no class distinction whatsoever whether of birth or wealth. In intrinsic worth all men are equal. Among my friends, I value an old woman charwoman scrubbing the steps in Fleet Street, no less important than an individual composing a symphony or those who are celebrities by achievement.”
― Elizabeth Myers, The Letters Of Elizabeth Myers