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It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing a more present participation and witness to the difficulty of living.
David Whyte
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David Whyte
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 21
Film Actor
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Marrickville
New South Wales
Australia
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