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Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.
Lawrence Durrell
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Lawrence Durrell
Age: 78 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 1
Died: 1990
Died: November 8
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A diary is the last place to go if you wish to seek the truth about a person. Nobody dares to make the final confession to themselves on paper: or at least, not about love.
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I'm trying to die correctly, but it's very difficult, you know.
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