My father used to say that we surrendered our youth to purc… - Morris West

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My father used to say that we surrendered our youth to purchase wisdom. What he never told me was how badly we get cheated on the exchange rate!

Morris West

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Morris Langlo West (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright.

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Alternative Names: Morris Langlo West • Michael East • Julian Morris

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«Saben entendérselas con la muerte. Es la vida lo que los desconcierta.»

y el dinero. Lo conocía a fondo: el ritmo sin descanso, el olor, el sabor a sangre amarga, el acecho furtivo, el lenguaje que se hablaba en el mercado.

Ever since the Greeks, we have been drunk with language! We have made a cage with words and shoved our God inside!'''

My father used to say that we surrendered our youth to purchase wisdom. What he never told me was how badly we get cheated on the exchange rate! - Morris West

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