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That night I slept there, but the next morning I began to hate the place. With her there it was part of a dream; without her, it was a house. I packed my things into the rumble seat and drove back to Los Angeles.

— John Fante

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "That night I slept there, but the next morning I began to hate the place. With her there it was part of a dream; without her, it was a house. I packed my things into the rumble seat and drove back to Los Angeles." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Fante

About John Fante

John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short-story and screenwriter of Italian descent.
Author Dan Fante was one of his sons.