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I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am so I wish to be.

Pierre Corneille

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Pierre Corneille
Age: 78 †
Born: 1606
Born: June 6
Died: 1684
Died: October 1
Dramatist
Playwright
Poet
Poet Lawyer
Translator
Writer
Clemency
Magnanimity
Master
Masters
Universe
Wish
Power

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