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...people don't respect the morning. An alarm clock violently wakes them up, shatters their sleep like the blow of an ax, and they immediately surrender themselves to deadly haste.

Milan Kundera

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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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Brünn
Respect
Alarm
Sleep
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Deadly
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Immediately
Surrender
Shatters
Clock
Violently
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