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As the priest is characterized by his cassock, so the smoker by his pipe. The way in which he holds it, raises it to his lips, and knocks out the ashes, reveals his personality, habits, passions, and even his thoughts.

E. T. A. Hoffmann

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E. T. A. Hoffmann
Age: 46 †
Born: 1776
Born: January 24
Died: 1822
Died: July 24
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