Stevie Smith quote: The world is come upon me, I used to keep it a long way off, But now I have been ...

The world is come upon me, I used to keep it a long way off, But now I have been run over and I am in the hands of the hospital staff.

~ Stevie Smith ~

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The world is come upon me, I used to keep it a long way off, But now I have been run over and I am i...

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