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Art's cruel. You can get away with murder with words. But a picture is like a window straight through to your inmost heart.

John Fowles

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John Fowles
Age: 79 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 31
Died: 2005
Died: November 5
Essayist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Leigh-on-Sea
Essex
Like
Murder
Straight
Picture
Window
Words
Away
Art
Inmost
Heart
Cruel

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