
たった一日のことで、僕らはちょっぴり大きくなったり、またある時はちょっぴり小さくなったりするんだ。 - パウル・クレー (1879 - 1940): 『パウル・クレーの日記 1898-1918』1908年1月分
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A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller. - Paul Klee (1879 - 1940): The Diaries of Paul Klee 1898-1918 entry for Jan 1908

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