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I want to write such things as compel the admiring acclamation of the world at large, such things as are written but once in years, things subtle but distinctly different from the books written every day.
Mary MacLane
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"I want to write such things as compel the admiring acclamation of the world at large, such things as are written but once in years, things subtle but distinctly different from the books written every day."
— Mary MacLane

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I want to write such things as compel the admiring acclamation of the world at large, such things as are written but once in years, things subtle but distinctly different from the books written every day. — Mary MacLane

About Mary MacLane

Mary MacLane was a Writer from United States (1881–1929).

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This quote is attributed to Mary MacLane, a Writer from United States.
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Mary MacLane lived from 1881 – 1929.