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A sweeping statement is the only statement worth listening to. The critic without faith gives balanced opinions, usually about second-rate writers.
Patrick Kavanagh
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Patrick Kavanagh
Age: 63 †
Born: 1904
Born: October 21
Died: 1967
Died: December 1
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Patrick Joseph Gregory Kavanagh
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