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To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness.
Julian Barnes
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Julian Barnes
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 19
Essayist
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Leicester
England
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Edward Pygge
Julian Patrick Barnes
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