To be born with nothing was grim. But to be born with every… - Lindsey Davis

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To be born with nothing was grim. But to be born with everything, then to lose it, was far more cruel.

Lindsey Davis

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Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stories set in ancient Rome and its empire.

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Mark Twain Robert A. Heinlein George Bernard Shaw Jonathan Swift Lois McMaster Bujold

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To be born with nothing was grim. But to be born with everything, then to lose it, was far more cruel. - Lindsey Davis

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