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We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.
Jules Renard
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Jules Renard
Age: 43 †
Born: 1867
Born: January 1
Died: 1910
Died: May 24
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Chalons-du-Maine
Pierre-Jules Renard
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The void yields up nothing. You have to be a great poet to make it ring.
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To succeed you must add water to your wine, until there is no more wine.
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Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around it like a bird.
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