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Love is like trench warfare - you cannot see the enemy, but you know he is there and that it is wiser to keep your head down.

Lawrence Durrell

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Lawrence Durrell
Age: 78 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 1
Died: 1990
Died: November 8
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