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Being a lady is a frightfully troublesome assignment, since it comprises mainly in managing men.

Joseph Conrad

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Joseph Conrad
Age: 66 †
Born: 1857
Born: December 3
Died: 1924
Died: August 3
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Autobiographer
Essayist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Berdichev
Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
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Managing
Mainly
Lady
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Frightfully
Men
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