Nature has granted man no better gift than the shortness of life. The senses grow dull, the limbs are numb, sight, bearing, gait, even the teeth and alimentary organs die before we do, and yet this period is reckoned a portion of life." - Pg. 82
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Robert Harris was a contemporary English novelist. Robert Dennis Harris CBE is a British novelist and former journalist. Although he began his career in journalism and non-fiction, he is best known for his works of historical fiction. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life