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Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God.
Marguerite Duras
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Marguerite Duras
Age: 81 †
Born: 1914
Born: April 4
Died: 1996
Died: March 3
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Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu
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