To be civilized, really, is to be aware of the others, their hopes, their gladness, their illusions about life.

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To be civilized, really, is to be aware of the others, their hopes, their gladness, their illusions about life. - Sherwood Anderson

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To be civilized, really, is to be aware of the others, their hopes, their gladness, their illusions about life. - Jeff Cooper quotes