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The reign of imagagology begins where history ends.
Milan Kundera
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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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The river flowed from century to century, and human affairs play themselves out on its banks. Play themselves out to be forgotten the next day, while the river flows on.
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