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“There is only one thing about which I shall have no regrets when my life ends. I have savored to the full all the small, daily joys. The bright sunshine on the breakfast table; the smell of the air at dusk; the sound of the clock ticking; the light rains that start gently after midnight; the hour when the family come home; Sunday-evening tea before the fire! I have never missed one moment of beauty, not even taken it for granted. Spring, summer, autumn, or winter. I wish I had failed as little in other ways.”

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Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Agnes Sligh Turnbull

Agnes Sligh Turnbull was an American writer born on October 14, 1888, and passed away on January 31, 1982. She is known for her children's literature, particularly for her stories depicting the life in the Southern United States. more

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