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Lawrence Durrell

Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.

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The author is saying that when he was young, he aimed to be extremely talented or brilliant. However, humor or a sense of irony helped him realize that such grand ambitions might be unrealistic or not to be taken too seriously.

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