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We are the wise. Do not envy us— We who are too wise to draw near the fire Lest we get burned We who are too wise to love Lest love should vanish and we be hurt. We are the wise. Do not envy us our wisdom— We who are too wise to live Lest we should die.

Lois Duncan

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Lois Duncan
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: April 28
Died: 2016
Died: June 15
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lois Kerry
Wisdom
Burned
Dies
Near
Live
Envy
Love
Draw
Draws
Wise
Hurt
Vanish
Fire
Lest

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