Who said "To be authentic is to be alive in the truest sense."?

This quote is attributed to Frank O'Connor.

To be authentic is to be alive in the truest sense. - Frank O'Connor

"To be authentic is to be alive in the truest sense."

Frank O'Connor

Short Story Writer Irish 1903–1966

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