Quote by Lawrence Durrell
Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laught

Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened. – Lawrence Durrell

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I had become, with the approach of night, once more aware of loneliness and time – those two companions without whom no journey can yield us anything. – Lawrence Durrell

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