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Defeat may prove to have been the only path to resurrection, despite its ugliness.
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
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That's the way they are. You must not hold it against them. Children should be very understanding of grown-ups.
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