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Whoever it was who said that to philosophize is an exercise in dying was right in more ways than one, for by writing a book, nobody gets younger.
Joseph Brodsky
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"Whoever it was who said that to philosophize is an exercise in dying was right in more ways than one, for by writing a book, nobody gets younger."
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Whoever it was who said that to philosophize is an exercise in dying was right in more ways than one, for by writing a book, nobody gets younger. — Joseph Brodsky

About Joseph Brodsky

Joseph Brodsky was a Poet from Soviet Union (1940–1996).

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This quote is attributed to Joseph Brodsky, a Poet from Soviet Union.
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Joseph Brodsky lived from 1940 – 1996.
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