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The writer cultivates, extends, raises and inflates his imagination, sure that this is his destiny, his usefulness, his contribution to the understanding of good and evil. As he inflates his imagination he inflates his capacity for evil.
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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil not the strength to choose between the two.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
May 27, 1912
Died:
June 18, 1982
(aged 70)
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