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All the evil in the world is the fault of the self-styled pure in heart, a result of their eagerness to unearth secrets and expose them to the light of the sun.

Jean Giraudoux

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Jean Giraudoux
Age: 61 †
Born: 1882
Born: October 29
Died: 1944
Died: January 31
Diplomat
Essayist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux
World
Sun
Styled
Pure
Eagerness
Results
Expose
Secret
Secrets
Evil
Fault
Light
Reform
Self
Faults
Heart
Result
Unearth

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