A Quote by May Sarton

In the middle of the night, things well up from the past that are not always cause for rejoicing--the unsolved, the painful encounters, the mistakes, the reasons for shame or woe. But all, good or bad, give me food for thought, food to grow on.

May Sarton

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Always Bad Cause Encounters Food Give Give Me Good Grow Me Middle Middle Of The Night Mistakes Night Painful Past Reasons Shame Things Thought Up Well Woe

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May Sarton
American - Novelist
May 3, 1912 - July 16, 1995

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