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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
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