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What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself.

Anita Brookner

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Anita Brookner
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 16
Died: 2016
Died: March 10
Art Historian
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
London
England
Form
Self
Introspection
Nowhere
Analysis
Leads
Interesting
Art

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