Michael Dirda Quotes

Many cultures believe that on a certain day - Halloween, the Irish Samhain Eve, Mexico's 'Dia de los Muertos' - the veil between this world and the next is especially thin.

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Author Profession: Critic

Nationality: American

Born: 1948

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