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You've always made the mistake of being yourself.
Eugene Ionesco
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Eugene Ionesco
Age: 84 †
Born: 1909
Born: November 26
Died: 1994
Died: March 28
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I've always been suspicious of collective truths.
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Nothing makes me more pessimistic than the obligation not to be pessimistic.
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It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.
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