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There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for the subject's sake, and those who write for writing's sake.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
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