Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
Source: Tomorrow Is Now (1963), p. 80
“Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?”
"Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night", p. 289
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)
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