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I'd far rather leave a thought behind me than a child. Other people can have children.
E. M. Forster
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E. M. Forster
Age: 91 †
Born: 1879
Born: January 1
Died: 1970
Died: June 7
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Edward Morgan Forster
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Ah, but you see, I didn't want to be fair.
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Their quarrel was no more surprising than are most quarrels — inevitable at the time, incredible afterwards.
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