In her face was the tense expression of an organism survivi… - Djuna Barnes

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In her face was the tense expression of an organism surviving in an alien element.

Djuna Barnes

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Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist, poet, and playwright.

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Alternative Names: Lydia Steptoe

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"Oh," he cried. "A broken heart have you! I have falling arches, flying dandruff, a floating kidney, shattered nerves and a broken heart!"

Ah God! she settles down we say; It means her powers slip away It means she draws back day by day From good or bad.

To think is to be sick.

In her face was the tense expression of an organism surviving in an alien element. - Djuna Barnes

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