V. S. Pritchett Quotes

It is exciting and emancipating to believe we are one of nature's latest experiments, but what if the experiment is unsuccessful?

V. S. Pritchett

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• It is exciting and emancipating to believe we are one of nature's latest experiments, but what if the experiment is unsuccessful?

  

  V. S. Pritchett
  • Believe
  • Nature
  • What If