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Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society.

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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
Live
People
Liking
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Illusion
Society

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