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“Castles in the air cost a vast deal to keep up.”

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The Lady of Lyons (1838), Act I, Scene 3

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About Edward Bulwer-Lytton

1803 – 1873

English novelist and politician, author of "The Last Days of Pompeii".

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