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Excerpt from Samuel Butler, Author of Erewhon (1835-1902), Vol. 1 of 2: A Memoir; To 1885
People sometimes give me to understand that it is a piece of ridiculous conceit on my part to jot down so many notes about myself, since it implies a confidence that I shall one day be regarded as an interesting person. I answer that neither I nor they can form any idea as to Whether I shall be wanted when I am gone or no. The chances are that I Shall not. I am quite aware of it. So the chances are that I shall not live to be 85; but I have no right to settle it so I prefer the modest insurance of keeping up my notes which others may burn or no as they please.
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