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But our waking life, and our growing years, were for the most part spent in the kitchen, and until we married, or ran away, it was the common room we shared.
Laurie Lee
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But our waking life, and our growing years, were for the most part spent in the kitchen, and until we married, or ran away, it was the common room we shared. — Laurie Lee

About Laurie Lee

Laurie Lee was a Poet from United Kingdom (1914–1997).

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Laurie Lee lived from 1914 – 1997.
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