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I had failed him; I knew it. But I could do no more. It was beyond my strength.That night, I think, he explored the uttermost depths of his loneliness.

I had failed him; I knew it. But I could do no more. It was beyond my strength.That night, I think, he explored the uttermost depths of his loneliness.

Approximate author period: c. 1945 AD · modern

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Christopher Isherwood
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Approximate author period: c. 1945 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Christopher Isherwood: life dates 1904 to 1986. Wikidata Q310111, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310111 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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