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Simon Leys
Belgian-australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Uccle.
Died August 11th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Occupations
essayist, linguist, literary critic, poet lawyer, sinologist, translator, university teacher, writer
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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