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I would certainly not want my child to be schizophrenic. I wouldn't want him or her to be a criminal either. If, on the other hand, I had a deaf child, it would help that I have developed a real admiration for Deaf culture.

Andrew Solomon

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Andrew Solomon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 30
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