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Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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William Makepeace Thackeray
Age: 52 †
Born: 1811
Born: July 18
Died: 1863
Died: December 24
Novelist
Prosaist
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Calcutta
William Makepeace Thackeray
George Fitz-Boodle
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Wicked
Revenge
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If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.
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Those who are gone, you have. Those who departed loving you, love you still and you love them always. They are not really gone, those dear hearts and true they are only gone into the next room and you will presently get up and follow them, and yonder door will close upon you, and you will be no more seen.
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