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Famous quotes containing the words north and/or west:

    If I could put my hand on the north star, would it be as beautiful? The sea is lovely, but when we bathe in it the beauty forsakes all the near water. For the imagination and senses cannot be gratified at the same time.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)