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It doesn't matter whether or not you have a head, you must wear the right sort of hat
Nikos Kazantzakis
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Nikos Kazantzakis
Age: 74 †
Born: 1883
Born: February 18
Died: 1957
Died: October 26
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Overdraw me, Lord, and who cares if I break.
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