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There's no such thing as intelligent vanity. It's an instinct. And you'll never find a man who is not first and foremost vain.

Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Age: 67 †
Born: 1894
Born: May 27
Died: 1961
Died: July 1
Military Personnel
Novelist
Obstetrician
Physician Writer
Playwright
Writer
Olean
New York
Dr. Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches
Louis Ferdinand Destouches
Lui-Ferdinand Selin
L.-F. Selin
L.-F. Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Celine
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Louis Ferdinand Céline
Instinct
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Firsts
First
Doormat
Thing
Foremost
Never
Vanity
Men
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