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Jean Anouilh Quotes: We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down.
         

We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down.


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This page presents the quote "We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down.". Author of this quote is Jean Anouilh. This quote is about burglary, shipwreck, our lives, house, ships, poison, fear,.