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O God, You've done enough, You've robbed me of enough, I'm too tired and old to learn to love, leave me alone for ever.

Graham Greene

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Graham Greene
Age: 86 †
Born: 1904
Born: October 2
Died: 1991
Died: April 3
Autobiographer
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
Henry Graham Greene
Love
Robbed
Tired
Leave
Alone
Learn
Ever
Done
Enough

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