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I do not think that one is likely to write a good biography unless one feels some sympathy with its subject.

Iris Origo

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Iris Origo
Age: 85 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 15
Died: 1988
Died: June 28
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The biographer's real business - if it is not too arrogant to say so - is simply this: to bring the dead to life.
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[On writing biography:] If you wish to see a person you must not start by seeing through him.
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