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The Continent is noisier, less disciplined, dirtier, more rabid, craftier, more passionate, more convivial, more amorous, hedonistic, vivacious, coarse, garrulous, unruly and somehow less perfect. Please, give me a ticket straight to the Continent.
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There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance.
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Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
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Karel Čapek
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Born:
January 9, 1890
Died:
December 25, 1938
(aged 48)
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Karel Čapek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century. He had multiple roles throughout his career such as playwright, dramatist, essayist, publisher, literary reviewer, and art critic.
Known for:
R.U.R. (1920)
Pictures from the Insects' Life (1921)
The Makropulos Affair (1922)
The White Disease (1937)
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