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Existentialism is about being a saint without God being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society.

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
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God
Hero
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Society
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Existentialism
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