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Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do.

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Hermione Lee

Writing a biography is not a love affair. It’s not a marriage. It’s a job, it’s a piece of work.

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