"On we read, confusing the characters with the incidents and neglecting the outcome, but tickled by the images and the turns of the talk. It is frivolous stuff, and how rare, how precious is frivolity! How few writers can prostitute all their powers!"

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— Eugène Boudin

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— Chinmayananda Saraswati

Education1916–1993

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Social Activism1982

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