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A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.
Bernard Malamud
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Bernard Malamud
Age: 71 †
Born: 1914
Born: April 26
Died: 1986
Died: March 18
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When I don't feel hurt, I hope they bury me.
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