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If I speak of Vienna it must be in the past tense, as a man speaks of a woman he has loved and who is dead.
Erich von Stroheim
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"If I speak of Vienna it must be in the past tense, as a man speaks of a woman he has loved and who is dead."
— Erich von Stroheim

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If I speak of Vienna it must be in the past tense, as a man speaks of a woman he has loved and who is dead. — Erich von Stroheim

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Erich von Stroheim was a Actor from United States (1885–1957).

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This quote is attributed to Erich von Stroheim, a Actor from United States.
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Erich von Stroheim lived from 1885 – 1957.