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evil soon makes tools out of those who don't hate it.

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Iris Murdoch
Age: 79 †
Born: 1919
Born: July 15
Died: 1999
Died: February 8
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Dublin city
Jean Iris Murdoch
Dame Iris Murdoch
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We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.
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A letter is a barrier, a reprieve, a charm against the world, an almost infallible method of acting at a distance.
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