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It is only when our characters and events begin to disobey us that they begin to live.
John Fowles
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John Fowles
Age: 79 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 31
Died: 2005
Died: November 5
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He was one of the most supremely stupid men I have ever met. He taught me a great deal.
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