Quotemeal: Dec. 31st, 1969

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

"Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go."
— Brooks Atkinson

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Illustration of Brooks Atkinson — "Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go."

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