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Sometimes the course of our lives depends on what we do or don't do in a few seconds, a heartbeat, when we either seize the opportunity, or just miss it. Miss the moment and you never get a chance again.

Aidan Chambers

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Aidan Chambers
Age: 89
Born: 1934
Born: December 27
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I huff and puff and struggle with every sentence, paragraph and page - sometimes every word as well.
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