E.B. White

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If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

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antdepac 6 years, 9 months ago
comma or semi-colon instead of period, makes more sense.

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