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Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom, and above all futility.
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
Essayist
Illustrator
Journalist
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de St. Exupery
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Saint-Exupéry
Thing
Incoherence
Bustle
Futility
Weariness
Boredom
Defeat
Failure
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