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Here is a fact: nothing in all civilization has been as productive as ludicrous ambition. Whatever its ills, nothing has created more. Cathedrals, sonatas, encyclopedias: love of God was not behind them, nor love of life. But the love of man to be worshiped by man.
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Remembering is the most overrated thing. Forgetting is far superior.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Tom Rachman
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1974
(age 50)
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Tom Rachman is an English/Canadian novelist. His debut novel is The Imperfectionists, published in 2010 by Dial Press, an imprint of Random House. The book has been published in 25 languages.
Known for:
The Imperfectionists (2010)
The Rise and Fall of Great Powers (2014)
The Italian Teacher (2017)
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers (2014)
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