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It astounds us to come upon other egoists, as though we alone had the right to be selfish, and to be filled with eagerness to live.

Jules Renard

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Jules Renard
Age: 43 †
Born: 1867
Born: January 1
Died: 1910
Died: May 24
Aphorist
Author
Diarist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Chalons-du-Maine
Pierre-Jules Renard
Selfish
Filled
Alone
Though
Upon
Live
Egoists
Come
Astounds
Right
Eagerness

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