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One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.

Alan Bennett

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Alan Bennett
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: May 9
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