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The life of sense begins by assuming that we can only fitfully live the life of reason.

Louis Kronenberger

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Louis Kronenberger
Age: 75 †
Born: 1904
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
Critic
Journalist
Novelist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Assuming
Begins
Sense
Reason
Live
Life
Fitfully

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