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You may turn into an archangel, a fool, or a criminal—no one will see it. But when a button is missing—everyone sees that.

Erich Maria Remarque

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Erich Maria Remarque
Age: 72 †
Born: 1898
Born: June 22
Died: 1970
Died: September 25
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
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Vienna
Austria
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Everyone
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