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I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
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Illustrator
Journalist
Novelist
Philosopher
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