In the acceptance of depravity the sense of the past is mos… - Djuna Barnes

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In the acceptance of depravity the sense of the past is most truly captured. What is a ruin but time easing itself of endurance? Corruption is the Age of Time.

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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