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Quotation from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

“Isn’t it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before”

Willa Cather (spoken by Carl Linstrum)

O Pioneers!, Part II: Neighboring Fields, Ch. IV

Portrait of Willa Cather

Carl reflects on love and memory while talking with Alexandra.

Citation: "Isn’t it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before" — Willa Cather, O Pioneers!, Part II: Neighboring Fields, Ch. IV. (id o-pioneers-q2)

Portrait: Willa Cather ca. 1912 wearing necklace from Sarah Orne Jewett (cropped), Photographer: Aime Dupont Studio, New York, Public domain.

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