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Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years.

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Harold Pinter
Age: 78 †
Born: 1930
Born: October 10
Died: 2008
Died: December 24
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I believe the US is a truly monstrous force in the world, now off the leash for obvious reasons.
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I know little of women. But I've heard dread tales.
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No matter how you look at it, all the emotions connected with love are not really immortal like all other passions in life, they are bound to fade at some point. The trick is to convert love into some lasting friendship that overcomes the fading passion.
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