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Susan poured herself out some more wine. She said: "You're nice. You must come and see me some time. I live miles away from anywhere with my father. You'll like him." "Tell me about him." "He's a curious little man with a walrus moustache." "What does he do?" "He's a failure." "Where does he fail?" "Oh, he doesn't any longer," she said. "He's a retired failure, you see. You must meet him." "I'd like to.
Susan poured herself out some more wine. She said: "You're nice. You must come and see me some time. I live miles away from anywhere with my father. You'll like him." "Tell me about him." "He's a curious little man with a walrus moustache." "What does he do?" "He's a failure." "Where does he fail?" "Oh, he doesn't any longer," she said. "He's a retired failure, you see. You must meet him." "I'd like to.
Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
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- Anthony Powell
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- Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Anthony Powell: life dates 1905 to 2000. Wikidata Q573813, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573813 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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