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Elizabeth Borton de Trevino was an American author renowned for her contributions to children's literature. Born on September 2, 1904, and passing away on December 2, 2001, her works have left an indelible mark on the world of children's books.

I, Juan de Pareja

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The hearthstone of my heart

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Art Eye Color Lays Complicated Painter Shade Beholder Eye Of The Beholder

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“And how to paint your lovely hands, fluttering over the silks like two dark birds?”

Two Hands Dark Bird Paint Lovely Silk Fluttering

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“Now I had lived long enough and had heard enough from urchins my age and from other slaves, to distrust the person who calls himself merciful, or just, or kindly. Usually these are the most cruel, niggardly and selfish people, and slaves learn to fear the master who prefaces his remarks with tributes to his own virtues.”

People Persons Long Enough Age Virtue Heard Masters Slave Selfish Hypocrisy Distrust Remarks Tribute Merciful Selfish People

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“But Time is a great traitor who teaches us to accept loss.”

Time Loss Accepting Teach Traitor

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“Reading has always been in the chief joy, a never-ending topic of conversation, and often a lifesaver, in my family.”

Joy Reading Conversation My Family Chiefs Topics Never Ending

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“I was like many another who starts an intrigue timidly. Once into it, I had to go on, and therefore I had to harden my sensibilities.”

Goes On Sensibility Intrigue Slippery Slope

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“Art should be truth; and truth, unadorned, unsentimentalized, is beauty.”

Should Art

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About the Author

Born: September 2, 1904
Died: December 2, 2001
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Quotes: 7

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