It is familiarity with life that makes time speed quickly. When every day is a step in the unknown, as for children, the days are long with gathering… - George Gissing

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It is familiarity with life that makes time speed quickly. When every day is a step in the unknown, as for children, the days are long with gathering of experience . . .

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About George Gissing

George Robert Gissing (November 22 1857 – December 28 1903) was an English novelist and short story writer.

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Birth Name: George Robert Gissing
Alternative Names: George R. Gissing G. R. Gissing
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