Even the straws under my knees shout to distract me from prayer - Saint Augustine

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Everyone is so preoccupied by youth. People talk about how the movie business is a microcosm of the bigger picture, or life imitating art, but the business is guilty for getting women out of the way.

Saint Augustine

Even the straws under my knees shout to distract me from prayer

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