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I wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality.

Alice Sebold

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Alice Sebold
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: September 6
Novelist
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Fun
Freedom
Family
Wanted
Morons
Moron
Seemed
Personality

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