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No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat.
Lawrence Durrell
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Lawrence Durrell
Age: 78 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 1
Died: 1990
Died: November 8
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An idea is like a rare bird which cannot be seen. What one sees is the trembling of the branch it has just left.
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