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It is impossible not to notice that our world is tormented by failure, hate, guilt, and fear.
William Saroyan
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William Saroyan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 31
Died: 1981
Died: May 18
Dramatist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
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Fresno
California
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There could be no extreme vanity in my recognition of myself, if in fact there could be any at all.
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