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You must save what you can of your life you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part.
Henry James
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Henry James
Age: 73 †
Born: 1843
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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I always want to know the things one shouldn't do. So as to do them? asked her aunt. So as to choose. said Isabel
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