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One wants to be alone, fundamentally, not to escape others but to escape oneself, the versions of self compelled into existence by others.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Hal Porter
Born:
February 16, 1911
Died:
September 29, 1984
(aged 73)
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Harold Edward Porter was an Australian novelist, playwright, poet and short-story writer.
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