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The pretence that numbers are not the humble creation of man, but are the exacting language of the Universe and therefore possess the secret of all things, is comforting, terrifying and mesmeric.

Peter Greenaway

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Peter Greenaway
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: April 5
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