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We are not the same persons this year as last nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

W. Somerset Maugham

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W. Somerset Maugham
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: January 1
Died: 1965
Died: January 1
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