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Isn't beer the holy libation of sincerity? The potion that dispels all hypocrisy, any charade of fine manners? The drink that does nothing worse than incite its fans to urinate in all innocence, to gain weight in all frankness?

Milan Kundera

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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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Brünn
Funny
Gain
Potion
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Charades
Nothing
Worse
Frankness
Weight
Hypocrisy
Drink
Sincerity
Urinate
Holy
Innocence
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Manners
Charade
Fine
Beer
Incite

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