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You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.

Idries Shah

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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
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Collector Of Fairy Tales
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