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And perhaps it was also the case that, for all a lifetime's internal struggling, you were finally no more than what others saw you as. That was your nature, whether you liked it or not.
And perhaps it was also the case that, for all a lifetime's internal struggling, you were finally no more than what others saw you as. That was your nature, whether you liked it or not.
Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern
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- Julian Barnes
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- Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern
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