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Not having time for a person, not being able to sit in silence together with somebody, that's the same as rejecting them, as being scornful about them.

Henning Mankell

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Henning Mankell
Age: 67 †
Born: 1948
Born: February 3
Died: 2015
Died: October 5
Crime Writer
Film Director
Human Rights Activist
Playwright
Screenwriter
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Henning Georg Mankell
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