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Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous.

Elias Canetti

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Elias Canetti
Age: 89 †
Born: 1905
Born: July 25
Died: 1994
Died: August 14
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Chemist
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Rousse
Elías Canetti
Boring
Fear
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Pessimists
Superfluous
Pessimist
Pessimism

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