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The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (1988)
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Stories never live alone; They are the branches of a family that we have to trace back, and forward.
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A life in which the gods are not invited is not worth living. It will be quieter, but there won't be any stories.
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The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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May 30, 1941
Died:
July 28, 2021
(aged 80)
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