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Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none
Jules Renard
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Jules Renard
Age: 43 †
Born: 1867
Born: January 1
Died: 1910
Died: May 24
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Author
Diarist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chalons-du-Maine
Pierre-Jules Renard
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Literature
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Keep
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Prove
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There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.
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