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I never trust the airlines from those countries where the pilots believe in the afterlife. You are safer when they don't.
Muriel Spark
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Muriel Spark
Age: 88 †
Born: 1918
Born: February 1
Died: 2006
Died: April 13
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Muriel Sarah Camberg
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark
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