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Satire is dependent on strong beliefs, and on strong beliefs wounded.

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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
Beliefs
Dependent
Belief
Strong
Satire
Wounded

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For once a thing is known, it can never be unknown. It can only be forgotten.
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