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They know that tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn't play out in life as it does on a stage or between the pages of a book. It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred. Its horrors are not attributable to one single person. Tragedy is ugly and tangled, stupid and confusing.
They know that tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn't play out in life as it does on a stage or between the pages of a book. It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred. Its horrors are not attributable to one single person. Tragedy is ugly and tangled, stupid and confusing.
Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern
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- E. Lockhart
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- Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for E. Lockhart: documented birth year 1967; activity date not established. Wikidata Q5322028, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5322028 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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