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'Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.'
'I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.'
Born in St Johns Wood, London
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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. - Dante G Rossetti
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