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Men who retain irony are not to be trusted. They can't always resist an impulse to tickle themselves.

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Taylor Caldwell
Age: 84 †
Born: 1900
Born: September 7
Died: 1985
Died: August 30
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Manchester
England
Marcus Holland
Max Reiner
Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell
Janet Miriam Reback
Men
Tickle
Retain
Resist
Irony
Trusted
Impulse
Always

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