What we think we are surely going to do, we don't do; and w… - Cynthia Ozick

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What we think we are surely going to do, we don't do; and what we never intended to do, we may one day notice that we have done, and done, and done. (Forward)

Cynthia Ozick

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Cynthia Ozick (born April 17, 1928) is a Jewish American short story writer, novelist, and essayist.

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Birth Name: Cynthia Shoshana Ozick

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What we think we are surely going to do, we don't do; and what we never intended to do, we may one day notice that we have done, and done, and done. … - Cynthia Ozick

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