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To want to meet an author because you like his books is as ridiculous as wanting to meet the goose because you like pate de foie gras.

Arthur Koestler

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Arthur Koestler
Age: 77 †
Born: 1905
Born: September 5
Died: 1983
Died: March 1
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Buda Pest
Kösztler Artúr
Geese
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