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It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always she had to admit interesting.

It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always she had to admit interesting.

Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern

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May Sarton
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Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for May Sarton: life dates 1912 to 1995. Wikidata Q2587411, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2587411 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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