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Never have I been able to settle in life. Always seated askew, as if on the arm of a chair ready to get up, to leave.
Andre Gide
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Andre Gide
Age: 82 †
Born: 1869
Born: November 22
Died: 1951
Died: December 19
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André Paul Guillaume Gide
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The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.
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