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Karel Poláček
Czech humorist, publicist, bookwriter, scriptwriter and writer (1892–1945).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1945 at 52 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz, Gliwice. [ref]
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving