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Humorists are always pessimists. They're reactionaries: because they see that every golden cloud has a black lining.

Christina Stead

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Christina Stead
Age: 80 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 17
Died: 1983
Died: March 31
Novelist
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Short Story Writer
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Rockdale City
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money that is in billions and monopolies isn't money at all, because the people have none, and money is democratic, everyone has to have some or there's none at all.
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I know your breed all your fine officials debauch the younger girls who are afraid to lose their jobs: that's as old as Washington.
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