“The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own — even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.”

— Katherine Anne Porter

"Herr Freytag" in Ship of Fools (1962) Pt. 3

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American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist… 1890–1980

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