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He ought to let the past keep its glow and not try to mix it with what he had in the present.

He ought to let the past keep its glow and not try to mix it with what he had in the present.

Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Larry McMurtry
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Approximate author period: c. 1961 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Larry McMurtry: documented activity in 1961. Wikidata Q611672, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611672 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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