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Katherine Anne Porter - The real sin against life is...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own - even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being. (Katherine Anne Porter)

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own - even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.

Katherine Anne Porter

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