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The evening passes somehow I watch television with Nancy, or I write. It is difficult, not having a family, and it is difficult to explain. I always go to bed early. And I am always ready for Monday morning, that time that other people dread.

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
Write
Early
Nancy
Writing
Watches
Monday
Always
Watch
Passes
Time
Ready
Dread
People
Television
Explain
Morning
Evening
Family
Somehow
Difficult
Bed

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