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Oscar Wilde
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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realize ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (Diversion Classics), p.64, Diversion Books
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He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realize ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (Diversion Classics), p.64, Diversion Books

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