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Sometimes men are generous and forgiving, sometimes angry and blind.

Irving Stone

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
Biographer
Novelist
Opinion Journalist
Playwright
Screenwriter
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San Francisco County
California
Men
Generous
Forgiving
Blind
Angry
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The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day.
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Loneliness is a kind of prison. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du problème de la vie.[Knowing how to suffer without complaining is the only practical thing, it's the great science, the lesson to learn, the solution to the problem of life.]
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I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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