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The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep with the enemy.
Quentin Crisp
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Quentin Crisp
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 21
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Sutton
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Daniel Pratt
Denis Charles Pratt
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The court was not previously aware of the prisoner's many accomplishments. In view of these, we see fit to impose the death penalty.
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