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Gem’s Quotes

Oscar Wilde
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
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Patti Smith
“I immersed myself in books and rock 'n' roll, the adolescent salvation ...”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids
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