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Truth is a woman. That is why it is enigmatic.
Lawrence Durrell
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Lawrence Durrell
Age: 78 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 1
Died: 1990
Died: November 8
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Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.
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I don’t believe one reads to escape reality. A person reads to confirm a reality he knows is there, but which he has not experienced.
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To write a poem is like trying to catch a lizard without its tail falling off.
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