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Ones real life is often the life that one does not lead.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
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Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
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Playwright
Poet
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Short Story Writer
Writer
Dublin city
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