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The best that can be said for anybody is probably that you misunderstood him favorably.

William Saroyan

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William Saroyan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 31
Died: 1981
Died: May 18
Dramatist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Writer
Fresno
California
Best
Favorably
Misunderstood
Anybody
Probably
Understanding

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