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Listen, my friend, all forms that exist in God's universe can be found in the human figure. A man's body and face can tell everything he represents. So how could I ever exhaust my interest in it?

Irving Stone

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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