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There are no grounds for supposing that one can live a life without pain and sadness, but is it wrong to believe that somehow, somewhere, this is possible?

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Where life is fully and consciously lived in our own neighborhood, we are cushioned a little from the impact of great far-off events which should be of only marginal concern to us.

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Goodness often blossoms like roses on very rickety trellis-work, and beauty can grow out of nonsense.

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Hubert Butler

Born: October 2, 1900
Died: January 5, 1991 (aged 90)
Bio: Hubert Marshal Butler was an Irish essayist who wrote on a wide range of topics, from local history and archaeology to the political and religious affairs of eastern Europe before and during World War II.
Known for:
  1. The children of Drancy (1988)
  2. The Eggman and the Fairies
  3. Grandmother and Wolfe Tone (1990)
  4. The Invader Wore Slippers: European Essays

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