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Arthur Machen

Welsh author and mystic (1863-1947).

Born March 3rd, 1863 in Caerleon. [ref]

Died December 15th, 1947 at 84 years old in London. [ref]

Occupations
journalist, literary critic, novelist, politician, stage actor, translator, writer
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche