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Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.
Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.
Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
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- Lawrence Durrell
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- Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Lawrence Durrell: documented activity in 1931. Wikidata Q219784, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219784 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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