Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes

I would recommend to those persons who are inclined to stagnate, whose blood is beginning to thicken sluggishly in their veins, to try keeping four dogs, two of which are puppies.

Elizabeth von Arnim

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• I would recommend to those persons who are inclined to stagnate, whose blood is beginning to thicken sluggishly in their veins, to try keeping four dogs, two of which are puppies.

  

  Elizabeth von Arnim
  • Blood
  • Dogs
  • Veins