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I think the biggest, saddest thing that happens in our lives is that we just don't embrace the things that could make it better because they don't seem to make it better at any given moment or we can't decide how to get across the aisle to that person.

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Adam Duritz
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 1
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