“It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.”

—  D.H. Lawrence

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English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary crit… 1885–1930

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