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For people who like that kind of thing, this is the kind of thing they like.

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Max Beerbohm
Age: 83 †
Born: 1872
Born: August 24
Died: 1956
Died: May 20
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All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.
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It distresses me, this failure to keep pace with the leaders of thought, as they pass into oblivion.
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As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.
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