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The fullness ends when we give Nature her ransom, when we make children for her. Then she is through with us, and we become, first inside, and then o… - John Updike
" "The fullness ends when we give Nature her ransom, when we make children for her. Then she is through with us, and we become, first inside, and then outside, junk. Flower stalks.
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About John Updike
John Hoyer Updike (18 March 1932 – 27 January 2009) was an American novelist, poet, critic and short-story writer.
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