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The strangest thing about life is not its frightful cruelty, but that it can be gentle.

Storm Jameson

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Storm Jameson
Age: 95 †
Born: 1891
Born: January 8
Died: 1986
Died: September 30
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Whitby
North Yorkshire
Margaret Storm Jameson
Margaret Ethel Storm Jameson
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Life
Frightful
Strangest
Cruelty
Gentle

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