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When man tries to imagine Paradise on earth, the immediate result is a very respectable Hell.

Paul Claudel

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Paul Claudel
Age: 86 †
Born: 1868
Born: August 5
Died: 1955
Died: February 23
Diplomat
Essayist
Librettist
Playwright
Poet
Pol Klodel
Paul Claudel
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Men
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Hell
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Imagination
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Respectable
Earth
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